Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To cause to burn to ashes.
- v. To burn completely.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To burn to ashes.
- Burnt to ashes.
- To be reduced to ashes by the burning off of organic matter.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- obsolete Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed by fire.
- v. To burn to ashes; to consume by fire; to burn.
WordNet 3.0
- v. become reduced to ashes
- v. cause to undergo combustion
Etymologies
- From Latin incinerātus, perfect participle of incinerō. (Wiktionary)
- Medieval Latin incinerāre, incinerāt- : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + Latin cinis, ciner-, ashes. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Till the Chair gave out "incinerate," and Brown said he'd be durned”
“incinerate" the inventory of junk left over from all those URANIUM FISSION DINOSAURS!”
“Privately, they concede it's ludicrous that God would incinerate those who seek divine truth according to whatever light is available to them; they leave plenty of room for Gandhi and the good Samaritan and the humble tax collector and the strong-willed Roman centurion to achieve "eternal life," whether or not they knew to "confess Jesus of Nazareth as sole lord and savior.”
The Huffington Post: Rob Asghar: How Gandhi-Hating Kills Christianity
“In a seemingly unprovoked attack, the protoss incinerate the terran planet Chau Sara, drawing the ire of the Confederacy.”
“These facilities gather and incinerate solid waste from wastewater-treatment plants all over the city.”
The Wall Street Journal: Moms Turn Activists in Japanese Crisis
“The take-back program, Ausiello said, gave federal authorities a chance to collect and then incinerate the drugs.”
The Huffington Post: DEA Drug 'Take-Back' Nets 121 Tons Of Unwanted Prescription Meds
“We will not fall, but rise in blaze of loss and call, and fly into our births and cry inferno, aye, incinerate your lie. posted by Hal Duncan | 12: 49 AM”
“Once they are all here then we can get Dick "DARTH VADER" Cheney from some undisclosed location around Washington, DC to push the little red button and incinerate this country.”
“But the ominous warnings that you must obliterate, incinerate, and forget any email not intended for you don't actually mean anything, according to legal experts.”
The Huffington Post: Burning Question: Why Do Emails Contain Legal Warnings?
Lists
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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2nd part
prelude, ample, escalate, prototype, accession, acquisition, archives, zealot, indict, verdict, intimidating, timid and 454 more...
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Fire
Words describing or related to fire.
burn, blaze, brand, sizzle, scorch, char, crisp, crackle, kindle, flame, inferno, pyre and 27 more...
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big book gre
abase, abbess, abbey, abbot, abdicate, abdomen, abdominal, abduction, abed, aberration, abet, abeyance and 6691 more...
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Wordplay
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old faves
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vacuole, organelle, debauchle, voluptuous, spry, cattywampus, obscure, occlude, occult, celtic, voracious, ardently and 133 more...
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vozcelik's Words
cranny, tummy, nook, sinister, cajole, frugal, chafe, wimp, booger, patriarchy, indifference, mire and 162 more...
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My Words
Words that I use regularly and consider mine.
zen, poser, savvy, angst, flustered, bitter, whatsoever, farfetched, indeed, scenario, inevitable, salvage and 134 more...
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abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abide, abject, abjure and 4874 more...
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itsmemandy's Words
crabwise, incognito, congeal, coagulate, incinerate, immolate, appease, acquiesce, redux, secrecy, atria, shakuhachi and 114 more...
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amsstory's list
pretentious, delectable, egomaniacal, lionize, titillate, nebulous, obfuscation, ostentatious, wry, precipice, ethereal, echo and 150 more...
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GRE uncommon
patronage, expletive, exhort, exegesis, execrable, excommunicate, evince, escarpment, ersatz, ergo, epoxy, snare and 1202 more...
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Favourites
saudade, petrichor, adumbrate, evanscence, evanescent, efflorescent, collide, linger, vicarious, infinite, eloquent, quintessential and 36 more...
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"Heat" Verbs
sear, heat, burn, broil, bake, blaze, boil, char, enflame, flame, flush, incinerate and 21 more...
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bianxie's list
cruel, asphyxiate, merciless, mercy, masochism, sadism, osculate, loquacious, vehement, pinnacle, rough, macabre and 77 more...
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zumchen's Words
frolic, fornicate, steely, outflank, unwonted, serenity, demure, insatiable, quench, unparalleled, germane, rote and 35 more...
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