INCINERATED

Verb

incinerated

simple past tense and past participle of incinerate

Source: Wiktionary


INCINERATE

In*cin"er*ate, Etym: [LL. incineratus, p. p. of incinerare to incinerate; L. pref. in- in + cinis, cineris, ashes.]

Definition: Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed. [Obs.] Bacon.

In*cin"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incinerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incinerating.]

Definition: To burn to ashes; to consume; to burn. Bacon. It is the fire only that incinerates bodies. Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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