incineration incinerate
1incineration — (n.) 1520s, from M.Fr. incinération (14c.), from M.L. incinerationem (nom. incineratio), noun of action from pp. stem of incinerare (see INCINERATE (Cf. incinerate)) …
2incinerate — ► VERB ▪ destroy by burning. DERIVATIVES incineration noun. ORIGIN Latin incinerare burn to ashes …
3incinerate — [in sin′ər āt΄] vt., vi. incinerated, incinerating [< 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] to burn to… …
4incineration — incinerate ► VERB ▪ destroy by burning. DERIVATIVES incineration noun. ORIGIN Latin incinerare burn to ashes …
5incinerate — incineration, n. /in sin euh rayt /, v.t., incinerated, incinerating. to burn or reduce to ashes; cremate. [1545 55; < ML incineratus (ptp. of incinerare) < L in IN 2 + ciner (s. of cinis) ashes + atus ATE1] * * * …
6Incineration — For other forms of waste plant that produces energy, see waste to energy. Incinerator redirects here. For the fictional character, see Incinerator (Transformers). Incinerate redirects here. For the Sonic Youth song, see Incinerate (song). For the …
7incinerate — [[t]ɪnsɪ̱nəreɪt[/t]] incinerates, incinerating, incinerated 1) VERB When authorities incinerate rubbish or waste material, they burn it completely in a special container. [V n] The government is trying to stop hospitals incinerating their own… …
8incinerate — UK [ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt] / US [ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms incinerate : present tense I/you/we/they incinerate he/she/it incinerates present participle incinerating past tense incinerated past participle incinerated to burn something… …
9incinerate — in|cin|e|rate [ınˈsınəreıt] v [T usually passive] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: , past participle of incinerare, from Latin cinis ashes ] to burn something completely in order to destroy it ▪ All the infected clothing was… …
10incinerate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Medieval Latin incineratus, past participle of incinerare, from Latin in + ciner , cinis ashes; akin to Greek konis dust, ashes Date: 1555 to cause to burn to ashes • incineration noun …