incinerate
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
in·cin′·era′·tion noun
incinerate
Synonyms
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 ] .
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