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Webster 1913 Edition

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 by fire.

[Obs.]

Bacon.

In-cin′er-ate

,

Verb.

T.

[

imp. & p. p.

Incinerated

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Incinerating

.]

To burn to ashes; to consume by fire; to burn.

Bacon.

It is the fire only that

incinerates

bodies.

Boyle.

Webster 1828 Edition

Incinerate

INCIN'ERATE

,

Verb.

T.

[L. in and cinis, cineris, ashes]

To burn to ashes.