English Dictionary: incinerate | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Incinerate \In*cin"er*ate\, [LL. incineratus, p. p. of incinerare to incinerate; L. pref. in- in + cinis, cineris, ashes.] Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Incinerate \In*cin"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incinerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incinerating}.] To burn to ashes; to consume; to burn. --Bacon. It is the fire only that incinerates bodies. --Boyle. |