incinerate

incinerate

burn up, reduce to ashes: incinerate the evidence

Not to be confused with:

insinuate – hint, suggest, imply, introduce artfully: Did you mean to insinuate that I am wrong?

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in·cin·er·ate

 (ĭn-sĭn′ə-rāt′)

v. in·cin·er·at·ed, in·cin·er·at·ing, in·cin·er·ates

v.tr.

To cause to burn to ashes.

v.intr.

To burn completely.

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[Medieval Latin incinerāre, incinerāt- : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-² + Latin cinis, ciner-, ashes.]

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in·cin′er·a′tion n.

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incinerate

(ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪt)

vb

to burn up completely; reduce to ashes

[C16: from Medieval Latin incinerāre, from Latin in-² + cinis ashes]

inˌcinerˈation n

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in•cin•er•ate

(ɪnˈsɪn əˌreɪt)

v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.

to cause to burn to ashes; cremate.

[1545–55; < Medieval Latin incinerātus, past participle of incinerāre to burn the ashes]

in•cin`er•a′tion, n.

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incinerate

Past participle: incinerated
Gerund: incinerating

Imperative

incinerate

incinerate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	incinerate - become reduced to ashes; "The paper incinerated quickly" burn down, burn up, go up - burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire; "The hut burned down"; "The mountain of paper went up in flames" incinerate, burn - cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil"
	2.	incinerate - cause to undergo combustion; "burn garbage"; "The car burns only Diesel oil" burn change integrity - change in physical make-up incinerate - become reduced to ashes; "The paper incinerated quickly" burn, burn down, fire - destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"

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incinerate

verb

1. burn up, carbonize The government is trying to stop them incinerating their own waste.

2. cremate, burn up, reduce to ashes, consume by fire Some of the victims were incinerated.

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Translations

يحْرِقُ حتى يُرَمِّدُ

zpopelnit

brændeforbrænde

einäschern

αποτεφρώνω

incinérer

brenna til ösku

incenerireinceneritore

sudeginimas

pārvērst pelnossadedzināt

brenne oppforbrenne

yakıp kül etmekyakmak

把...烧成灰

incinerate

[ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt] VT [+ body] → incinerar; [+ rubbish] → quemar

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incinerate

[ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt] vt → incinérer

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incinerate

vt → verbrennen; (= cremate) → einäschern

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incinerate

[ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪt] vt → incenerire

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incinerate

(inˈsinəreit) verb

to burn to ashes. veras يحْرِقُ حتى يُرَمِّدُ изгарям incinerar zpopelnit einäschern brænde; forbrænde αποτεφρώνωincinerar tuhaks põletama خاکستر کردن polttaa incinérer לִשרוֹף לְאֵפֶר भस्म कर देना spaliti, pretvoriti u pepeo eléget membakar brenna til ösku incenerire 焼いて灰にする 태워서 재로 만들다 sudeginti sadedzināt; pārvērst pelnos membakar verbrandenforbrenne, brenne opp spopielić ایری کول incinerar a incinera сжигать дотла spopolniť upepeliti spaliti förbränna till aska เผาให้เป็นเถ้าถ่าน yakmak, yakıp kül etmek 燒成灰燼 спопеляти; спалювати پھونکنا، جلا کر راکھ کرنا thiêu 把...烧成灰

inˌcineˈration noun

verassing إحْراق، تَرْميد изгаряне incineração zpopelnění die Einäscherung forbrænding αποτέφρωσηincineración tuhastamine عمل سوزاندن و خاکستر کردن poltto incinération שְׂרֵפָה לְאֵפֶר भस्मीकरण spaljivanje elhamvasztás, elégetés pembakaran (lík)brennsla incenerimento 焼却 소각, 화장 sudeginimas sadedzināšana; kremācija pembakaran verbrandingforbrenning, destruksjon spopielenie سوزول incineração incinerare сжигание spopolnenie upepelitev spaljivanje förbränning [till aska] เผาให้เป็นเถ้าถ่าน yakma, yakıp kül etme 焚化 спалення; кремація پھونکنے کا عمل sự thiêu 焚化

inˈcinerator noun

a furnace or other container for burning rubbish etc. verbrandingsoond موقِد لإحْراق الفَضَلات والقَمامَه пещ incinerador spalovna der Verbrennungsofen forbrændingsovn αποτεφρωτής incinerador tuhastusahi زباله سوز polttouuni incinérateur מִשרָפָה भस्मक, निर्दाहक peć za spaljivanje szemétégető (mű) pembakar (lík)brennsluofn inceneritore 焼却炉 소각로 krosnis atkritumu dedzināmā krāsns pembakar incinerator forbrenningsovn, søppelforbrenner piec do spopielania د سوزولو ځاي incinerador crematoriu мусоросжигательная печь spaľovňa sežigalna peč posuda za spaljivanje förbränningsugn เตาเผาขยะ çöp yakma fırını 焚化爐 сміттєспалювальна станція کوڑا کرکٹ پھونکنے کا الاؤ lò thiêu 焚化，焚化炉

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incinerate

v. incinerar.

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