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• incineration — (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)) …   Etymology dictionary

• incinerate — ► VERB ▪ destroy by burning. DERIVATIVES incineration noun. ORIGIN Latin incinerare burn to ashes …   English terms dictionary

• incinerate — [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… …   English World dictionary

• incineration — incinerate ► VERB ▪ destroy by burning. DERIVATIVES incineration noun. ORIGIN Latin incinerare burn to ashes …   English terms dictionary

• incinerate — 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] * * * …   Universalium

• Incineration — 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 …   Wikipedia

• incinerate — [[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… …   English dictionary

• incinerate — 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… …   English dictionary

• incinerate — 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• incinerate — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• incineration — noun see incinerate …   New Collegiate Dictionary