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In some senses, incinerate is marked as informal, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
incinerate
/ɪnˈsɪnəɹeɪt/
verb 2adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
broken
VERB + INCINERATE
wanted
INCINERATE + NOUN
body, layla's
ADV.
lastly
Definitions
verb
1
To destroy by burning.
His mother was incinerated in the Dresden fire-storm. So it goes.
A cloud of smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine seized by the FBI and incinerated inside a Montana animal shelter sent its workers to the hospital, city officials in Billings said.
2
To annihilate (not necessarily by burning).
adj
1
Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed.
FIRE burneth wood, making it first luminous; then black and brittle; and lastly , broken and incinerate
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — cause to undergo combustion
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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His mother was incinerated in the Dresden fire-storm. So it goes.
Wiktionary02
A cloud of smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine seized by the FBI and incinerated inside a Montana animal shelter sent its workers to the hospital, city officials in Billings said.
Wiktionary03
FIRE burneth wood, making it first luminous; then black and brittle; and lastly , broken and incinerate
Wiktionary04
Fadil wanted to incinerate Layla's body.
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Sami wanted to incinerate Layla's body.
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