incinerate

English

Etymology

From Latin incinerātus, perfect participle of incinerō < incinerāre (“to burn into ashes”) < cinis (“ashes”).

Verb

incinerate (third-person singular simple present incinerates, present participle incinerating, simple past and past participle incinerated)

  1. (transitive) to destroy by burning

Translations

Adjective

incinerate (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed.
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Anagrams

Latin

Verb

incinerāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of incinerō
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