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incinerate

in·ci·ne·rate

UK/ɪnˈsɪnəɹət/ US/ɪnˈsɪnɚeɪt/ uncommon informal obsolete

verb

1.

become reduced to ashes

  • “The paper incinerated quickly”
2.

cause to undergo combustion

  • “burn garbage”
  • “The car burns only Diesel oil”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • catch fire
  • end in smoke
  • go up in flames
  • go up in smoke

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