| incinerate | (v) become reduced to ashes, Example: The paper incinerated quickly |
| incineration | (n) the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes |
| incinerator | (n) a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse) |
| Incinerate | [ LL. incineratus, p. p. of incinerare to incinerate; L. pref. in- in + cinis, cineris, ashes. ] Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed by fire. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Incinerate | v. t. It is the fire only that incinerates bodies. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Incineration | n. [ LL. incineratio: cf. F. incinération. ] The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation. [ 1913 Webster ] The phenix kind, |