Incinerate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈsɪnəɹeɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Incinerate is a verb meaning (transitive) To destroy by burning.
Meaning
(transitive) To destroy by burning.
More Meanings
- (informal) To annihilate (not necessarily by burning).
- (obsolete) Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed.
Example Sentences
His mother was incinerated in the Dresden fire-storm. So it goes.
FIRE burneth wood, making it first luminous; then black and brittle; and lastly , broken and incinerate
A cloud of smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine seized by the FBI and incinerated inside a Montana animal shelter sent its workers to the hospital, city officials in Billings said.
Word Forms
- incinerates
- incinerating
- incinerated
Synonyms for incinerate
Depending on context, synonyms include burn, burn up, cremate, forburn, forsweal, scathe.
Antonyms for incinerate
Common opposites include extinguish, salvage, save.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include burn, burn up, cremate, calcine, microincinerate, immolate.
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