INCINERATE


Meaning of INCINERATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈsi-nə-ˌrāt ]

transitive verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Etymology: Medieval Latin incineratus, past participle of incinerare, from Latin in- + ciner-, cinis ashes; akin to Greek konis dust, ashes

Date: 1555

: to cause to burn to ashes

• in·cin·er·a·tion -ˌsi-nə-ˈrā-shən noun

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