Definition of Incinerate

1. Verb. Become reduced to ashes. "The paper incinerated quickly"

Generic synonyms: Burn Down, Burn Up, Go Up
Related verbs: Burn
Derivative terms: Incineration

2. Verb. Cause to undergo combustion. "The car burns only Diesel oil"
Exact synonyms: Burn
Generic synonyms: Change Integrity
Related verbs: Burn, Burn Down, Fire
Derivative terms: Burn, Burn, Burnable, Burner, Incineration, Incinerator

Definition of Incinerate

1. v. t. To burn to ashes; to consume; to burn.

Definition of Incinerate

1. Verb. To destroy by burning ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Incinerate

1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Incinerate

incidental colour
incidental expense
incidental expenses
incidental learning
incidental music
incidental parasite
incidental to(p)
incidentally
incidentaloma
incidentalome
incidentals
incidently
incidents
incienso
incinerable
incinerate (current term)
incinerated
incinerates
incinerating
incineration
incinerations
incinerator
incinerators
incipience
incipiences
incipiencies
incipiency
incipient
incipient caries

Literary usage of Incinerate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Standards and Tests for Reagent Chemicals by Benjamin Lindley Murray (1920)
"Filter through the same paper, wash the paper with a little water, incinerate it and ignite and weigh any precipitate it may contain. ..."

2. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel, Johann Gottfried Flügel (1861)
"Client, to calcine, incinerate. ein'afd)erung, (10.) /. the act of burning to ashes, &c. ; Chem. incineration. Gm'a"fb.men, (w. ..."

3. Official Methods of Analysis (1920)
"incinerate; the loss in weight represents the carbonaceous material; the residue is sand. Confirm by microscopic examination. Determine the soluble silica ..."

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