incinerate
pronunciation
How to pronounce incinerate in British English:
UK [ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt]
How to pronounce incinerate in American English:
US [ɪnˈsɪnəˌret]
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- Verb:
- become reduced to ashes
- cause to undergo combustion
Word Origin
- incinerate (v.)
- 1550s, from Medieval Latin incineratus "reduced to ashes," pp. of incinerare, from Latin in- "into" (see in- (2)) + cinis (genitive cineris) "ashes," from PIE root *keni- "dust, ashes" (cognates: Greek konis "dust"). Used earlier in English as a past participle adjective meaning "reduced to ashes" (early 15c.). Related: Incinerated; incinerating.
Example
- 1. And incinerate most complex life on earth .
- 2. Landfill or incinerate remaining solids in accordance with local , regulations .
- 3. The flames of my rage will incinerate you !
- 4. Burning on just like a match you strike to incinerate .
- 5. The bigger worry is that this week 's pyrotechnics will incinerate wider efforts to stabilise a region full of dangerous rivalries .