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in⋅cin⋅er⋅ate

  [in-sin-uh-reyt]
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–verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
to burn or reduce to ashes; cremate.
Origin:
1545–55; < ML incinerātus (ptp. of incinerāre) < L in- in- 2 + ciner- (s. of cinis) ashes + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
in⋅cin⋅er⋅a⋅tion, noun
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in·cin·er·ate   (ĭn-sĭn'ə-rāt')   
v.   in·cin·er·at·ed, in·cin·er·at·ing, in·cin·er·ates

v.   tr.
To cause to burn to ashes.
v.   intr.
To burn completely.

[Medieval Latin incinerāre, incinerāt- : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + Latin cinis, ciner-, ashes.]
in·cin'er·a'tion n.
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Main Entry: in·cin·er·ate
Pronunciation: in-'sin-&-"rAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed;-at·ing
: to cause to burn to ashes

Main Entry: in·cin·er·a·tion
Pronunciation: -"sin-&-'rA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act of incinerating or state of beingincinerated; especially : an analytical procedure of heating an organic substance with free access to air until only its ash remains
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