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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?
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

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.
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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

Imperative
incinerate
incinerate
Present
I incinerate
you incinerate
he/she/it incinerates
we incinerate
you incinerate
they incinerate
Preterite
I incinerated
you incinerated
he/she/it incinerated
we incinerated
you incinerated
they incinerated
Present Continuous
I am incinerating
you are incinerating
he/she/it is incinerating
we are incinerating
you are incinerating
they are incinerating
Present Perfect
I have incinerated
you have incinerated
he/she/it has incinerated
we have incinerated
you have incinerated
they have incinerated
Past Continuous
I was incinerating
you were incinerating
he/she/it was incinerating
we were incinerating
you were incinerating
they were incinerating
Past Perfect
I had incinerated
you had incinerated
he/she/it had incinerated
we had incinerated
you had incinerated
they had incinerated
Future
I will incinerate
you will incinerate
he/she/it will incinerate
we will incinerate
you will incinerate
they will incinerate
Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
I would incinerate
you would incinerate
he/she/it would incinerate
we would incinerate
you would incinerate
they would incinerate
Past Conditional
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
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.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"
burn,burn down,fire - destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

incinerate

verb
1.burn up,carbonizeThe government is trying to stop them incinerating their own waste.
2.cremate,burn up,reduce to ashes,consume by fireSome of the victims were incinerated.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
يحْرِقُ حتى يُرَمِّدُ
zpopelnit
brændeforbrænde
brenna til ösku
sudeginimas
pārvērst pelnossadedzināt
yakıp kül etmekyakmak

incinerate

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

incinerate

[ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt]vtincinérer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

incinerate

vtverbrennen;(= cremate)einäschern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

incinerate

[ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪt]vtincenerire
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.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012


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