incinerate
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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.
[Medieval Latinincinerāre, incinerāt- : Latinin-,causative pref.; see in-2 + Latincinis, ciner-,ashes.]
in·cin′er·a′tion n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
incinerate
(ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪt)vb
to burn up completely; reduce to ashes
[C16: from Medieval Latinincinerāre, from Latin in-2 +cinis ashes]
inˌcinerˈationn
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
in•cin•er•ate
(ɪnˈsɪn əˌreɪt)v.t.-at•ed, -at•ing.
to cause to burn to ashes; cremate.
[1545–55; < Medieval Latinincinerātus, past participle ofincinerāre to burn the ashes]
in•cin`er•a′tion,n.
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incinerate
Past participle:incinerated
Gerund:incinerating
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incinerate |
incinerate |
Present |
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I incinerate |
you incinerate |
he/she/it incinerates |
we incinerate |
you incinerate |
they incinerate |
Preterite |
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I incinerated |
you incinerated |
he/she/it incinerated |
we incinerated |
you incinerated |
they incinerated |
Present Continuous |
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I am incinerating |
you are incinerating |
he/she/it is incinerating |
we are incinerating |
you are incinerating |
they are incinerating |
Present Perfect |
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I have incinerated |
you have incinerated |
he/she/it has incinerated |
we have incinerated |
you have incinerated |
they have incinerated |
Past Continuous |
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I was incinerating |
you were incinerating |
he/she/it was incinerating |
we were incinerating |
you were incinerating |
they were incinerating |
Past Perfect |
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I had incinerated |
you had incinerated |
he/she/it had incinerated |
we had incinerated |
you had incinerated |
they had incinerated |
Future |
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I will incinerate |
you will incinerate |
he/she/it will incinerate |
we will incinerate |
you will incinerate |
they will incinerate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have incinerated |
you will have incinerated |
he/she/it will have incinerated |
we will have incinerated |
you will have incinerated |
they will have incinerated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be incinerating |
you will be incinerating |
he/she/it will be incinerating |
we will be incinerating |
you will be incinerating |
they will be incinerating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been incinerating |
you have been incinerating |
he/she/it has been incinerating |
we have been incinerating |
you have been incinerating |
they have been incinerating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been incinerating |
you will have been incinerating |
he/she/it will have been incinerating |
we will have been incinerating |
you will have been incinerating |
they will have been incinerating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been incinerating |
you had been incinerating |
he/she/it had been incinerating |
we had been incinerating |
you had been incinerating |
they had been incinerating |
Conditional |
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I would incinerate |
you would incinerate |
he/she/it would incinerate |
we would incinerate |
you would incinerate |
they would incinerate |
Past Conditional |
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I would have incinerated |
you would have incinerated |
he/she/it would have incinerated |
we would have incinerated |
you would have incinerated |
they would have incinerated |
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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" change integrity - change in physical make-up incinerate - become reduced to ashes; "The paper incinerated quickly" |
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incinerate
verb
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Translations
يحْرِقُ حتى يُرَمِّدُ
zpopelnit
brændeforbrænde
brenna til ösku
sudeginimas
pārvērst pelnossadedzināt
yakıp kül etmekyakmak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
incinerate
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
incinerate
(inˈsinəreit) verb to burn to ashes. veras يحْرِقُ حتى يُرَمِّدُ изгарям incinerar zpopelniteinäschern brænde; forbrændeαποτεφρώνωincinerar tuhaks põletama خاکستر کردن polttaaincinérer לִשרוֹף לְאֵפֶר भस्म कर देना spaliti, pretvoriti u pepeo eléget membakar brenna til öskuincenerire 焼いて灰にする 태워서 재로 만들다 sudeginti sadedzināt; pārvērst pelnos membakarverbrandenforbrenne,brenne opp spopielić ایری کولincinerar a incinera сжигать дотла spopolniť upepeliti spaliti förbränna till aska เผาให้เป็นเถ้าถ่านyakmak, 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 forbrændingαποτέφρωσηincineración tuhastamine عمل سوزاندن و خاکستر کردن polttoincinération שְׂרֵפָה לְאֵפֶר भस्मीकरण spaljivanje elhamvasztás, elégetés pembakaran (lík)brennslaincenerimento 焼却 소각, 화장 sudeginimas sadedzināšana; kremācija pembakaranverbrandingforbrenning,destruksjon spopielenie سوزول incineração incinerareсжигание 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 rubbishetc. verbrandingsoond موقِد لإحْراق الفَضَلات والقَمامَه пещ incinerador spalovna der Verbrennungsofen forbrændingsovn αποτεφρωτήςincinerador tuhastusahi زباله سوز polttouuniincinérateur מִשרָפָה भस्मक, निर्दाहक peć za spaljivanje szemétégető (mű) pembakar (lík)brennsluofninceneritore 焼却炉 소각로 krosnis atkritumu dedzināmā krāsns pembakar incineratorforbrenningsovn,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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At a meeting of the council's environment scrutiny panel, Labour councillors argued that any commitment toincinerate waste long-term would represent a major policy change.
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