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Definition of "incinerate" [in•cin•er•ate]

  • To cause to burn to ashes. (verb-transitive)
  • To burn completely. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "incinerate" in a sentence
  • "Till the Chair gave out "incinerate," and Brown said he'd be durned"
  • "Neil Craigen, 32, rigged a gas pipe and an electrical plug in a bid to "incinerate" two men because they had been rude to him."
  • ""incinerate" the inventory of junk left over from all those URANIUM FISSION DINOSAURS!"