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incinerate Definition

in·cin·er·ate (in sin′ər āt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing

to burn to ashes; burn up; cremate

Etymology: < 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

incinerate Related Forms
in·cin′·era′·tion noun
incinerate Synonyms

incinerate

v.

cremate, parch, burn up; see burn 2.

incinerate Usage Examples

Object

  • carcass: It comes to a pile of incinerated, sheep carcasses.
  • ton: Last week Hackney council in London incinerated 10 tons of illegally imported cattle feet destined for a market in East London.
  • waste: The proportion of waste incinerated with energy recovery has remained roughly constant at just under 9 per cent.
  • everything: A towering three-legged war machine emerges from deep beneath the earth and, before anyone can react, incinerates everything in sight.
  • %: Of this 81 % goes to landfill, with just 11 % recycled or composted and 8 % incinerated with energy recovery.
  • body: This includes other means of death that effectively removes a vampire's head, such as incinerating the body completely.

Preposition: at

  • temperature: Excess material and body waste may be disposed of by placing in double sealed polythene bags and incinerating at a temperature of 1,000°C.

Modifying Another Word

  • then: The superconductor was then incinerated in a furnace... A moving electron is flying compared to the motion of the heavier ions.
  • not: We should be recycling our waste, not incinerating it.
  • rather: The new Bill would introduce a landfill allowance trading scheme which financially rewards councils which incinerate rather than bury their waste.
  • now: Friday 30th January 73 % of corpses are now incinerated, compared to just 4 % in 1946.
  • locally: Currently around 140 cattle are culled each week, some of which are incinerated locally, the remainder shipped to mainland Scotland.
  • much: Holland has a very good recycling record and incinerates much of its waste, like Germany.

Used with why or when

  • where: It is possible that the Japanese lost another 20,000 dead as a result of American tactics whereby Japanese troops were incinerated where they fought.

Infinitive complement

  • produce: A total of 80 % of municipal waste is landfilled and 8 % is incinerated to produce energy.

Preposition: in

  • furnace: The superconductor was then incinerated in a furnace... A moving electron is flying compared to the motion of the heavier ions.

Preposition: with

  • recovery: The proportion of waste incinerated with energy recovery has remained roughly constant at just under 9 per cent.
  • waste: It seems to me then that, as Mrs S suspects, it is likely that the fetus was incinerated with the clinical waste.

Preposition: for

  • fear: The USDA ordered 155 acres of nearby corn to be incinerated for fear of contamination [ 10,11 ] .