incinerate

Verb
Synonyms: burn

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. become reduced to ashes“The paper incinerated quickly”
  2. cause to undergo combustion“burn garbage”“The car burns only Diesel oil”Synonyms: burn
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Incinerate \In*cin"er*ate\, [LL. incineratus, p. p. of incinerare to incinerate; L. pref. in- in + cinis, cineris, ashes.] Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed by fire. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Incinerate \In*cin"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incinerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incinerating.] To burn to ashes; to consume by fire; to burn. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

It is the fire only that incinerates bodies. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]

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