Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense incinerates, present participle incinerating, past tense, past participle incinerated
1. verb
When authorities incinerate rubbish or waste material, they burn it completely in a special container.
The government is trying to stop hospitals incinerating their own waste. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: burn up, carbonize More Synonyms of incinerate
incineration (ɪnsɪnəreɪʃən)uncountable noun
...banning the incineration of lead batteries. [+ of]
...an incineration plant.
2. verb [usually passive]
If people are incinerated, for example in a bomb attack or a fire, they are burnt to death.
More Synonyms of incinerate
incinerate in British English
(ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪt)
verb
to burn up completely; reduce to ashes
Derived forms
incineration (inˌcinerˈation)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Medieval Latin incinerāre, from Latin in-2 + cinis ashes
incinerate in American English
(ɪnˈsɪnərˌeɪt)
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: inˈcinerˌated or inˈcinerˌating
to burn to ashes; burn up; cremate
Derived forms
incineration (inˌcinerˈation)
noun
Word origin
< ML incineratus, pp. of incinerare, to burn to ashes < L in, in, to + cinis (gen. cineris), ashes < IE *kenis < base *ken-, to scratch, rub > Gr konis, dust, ashes
Examples of 'incinerate' in a sentence
incinerate
If nothing else, he could use wizard's fire and incinerate the entire city.
Terry Goodkind NAKED EMPIRE (2004)
In other languages
incinerate
British English: incinerate VERB
When authorities incinerate rubbish or waste material, they burn it completely in a special container.
They were incinerating hazardous waste without a licence.
American English: incinerate
Brazilian Portuguese: incinerar
Chinese: 焚化
European Spanish: incinerar
French: incinérer
German: verbrennen
Italian: incenerire
Japanese: 焼却する
Korean: 소각하다
European Portuguese: incinerar
Latin American Spanish: incinerar
1 (verb)
Definition
to burn up completely
The government is trying to stop them incinerating their own waste.