incinerated

Variant of incinerate

transitive verb, intransitive verb incinerated, incinerating

to burn to ashes; burn up; cremate

Origin: < 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

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