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əˌreɪt verb (used with object), in·cin·er·at·ed, in·cin·er·at·ing.
to burn or reduce to ashes; cremate.
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incinerate (ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| to burn up completely; reduce to ashes | |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin incinerāre, from Latin | |
| inciner'ation | |
| —n | |
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Incineration
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| incinerate (ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| to burn up completely; reduce to ashes | |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin incinerāre, from Latin | |
| inciner'ation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
incinerate
1555, from M.L. incineratus "reduce to ashes," pp. of incinerare, from L. in- "into" + cinis (gen. cineris) "ashes." Incinerator first recorded 1883, originally in the Amer.Eng. terminology of cremation; meaning "device for waste disposal by burning" is from 1889.
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Example sentences
It also might have mentioned what the cancer-causing pollutants from incineration are, and at what levels.
Incineration, since it is a method of treatment rather than disposal, has several advantages over land disposal methods.
In addition, incineration releases other pollutants and also contributes to global warming.
Arises naturally from thermonuclear incineration of a degenerate dwarf.
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