incinerate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(in sin′ə rāt′)

Inflections of 'incinerate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
incinerates
v 3rd person singular
incinerating
v pres p
incinerated
v past
incinerated
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•cin•er•ate /ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing. 
  1. to burn to ashes:The garbage was incinerated in the building.
in•cin•er•a•tion /ɪnˌsɪnəˈreɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•cin•er•ate  (in sin′ə rāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
  1. to burn or reduce to ashes;
    cremate.
  • Latin in- in-2 + ciner- (stem of cinis) ashes + -ātus -ate1
  • Medieval Latin incinerātus (past participle of incinerāre)
  • 1545–55
in•cin′er•a′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
incinerate /ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪt/ vb
  1. to burn up completely; reduce to ashes
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin incinerāre, from Latin in-2 + cinis ashesinˌcinerˈation n
'incinerate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
conidium - incinerator

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