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incinerate.

To destroy by burning.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪnˈsɪnəɹeɪt/UK/ɪnˈsɪnɚeɪt/US/ɪnˈsɪnjɚeɪt/US
  1. To destroy by burning.

    transitive
  2. To annihilate (not necessarily by burning).

    informal
Where this word comes from

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

adj/ɪnˈsɪnəɹət/UK/ɪnˈsɪnɚeɪt/US/ɪnˈsɪnjɚeɪt/US
  1. Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed.

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

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