Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To destroy by burning.

    verbrennen, niederbrennen

    сжига́тьsžigátʹ, сжечьsžečʹ, креми́роватьkremírovatʹ

    згорятиzhorjaty

  2. (informal)To annihilate (not necessarily by burning).

More definitions
  • become reduced to ashes
  • cause to undergo combustion

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Fadil wanted to incinerate Layla's body.

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  2. Sami wanted to incinerate Layla's body.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
destroy by burning:
Русский
By meaning 1
destroy by burning:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
destroy by burning:

Origin

From Latin incinerātus, perfect participle of incinerō (“to burn into ashes”), from cinis

From Latin incinerātus, perfect participle of incinerō (“to burn into ashes”), from cinis (“ashes”).

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Forms

incinerates, incinerating, incinerated, incinerated
Base formincinerate · to incinerate
3rd person singularincinerates
Present participleincinerating
Past simpleincinerated
Past participleincinerated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyincinerate
he, she, itincinerates

Past simpleLesson

all personsincinerated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave incinerated
he, she, ithas incinerated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill incinerate

Synonyms

15 synonyms
burnB1torchB2forswealburn awayburn downburn upburn to a crispchar upcindercomburecombustcremateforburnscathe
Close in meaning
  • cause to undergo combustion:burn

Antonyms

3 antonyms
extinguishsalvageC1saveA1

Word family

6 related words
Relatedcatch firekindleincinerationincinerator
Derivedincinerablemicroincinerate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
incidenceincidentB1incidentallyincineratorincipientC2incisionC1
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