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  • 21incinerate — [c]/ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt / (say in sinuhrayt) verb (incinerated, incinerating) –verb (t) 1. to reduce to ashes; cremate. –verb (i) 2. to burn to ashes. {Medieval Latin incinerātus, past participle of incinerāre, from Latin in in 2 + cinis ashes}… …

  • 22incinerate — 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] * * * …

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  • 23incinerated — adj. burned, cremated, reduced to ashes in·cin·er·ate || ɪn sɪnÉ™reɪt v. burn, reduce to ashes …

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  • 24incinerate — v. a. Burn to ashes, reduce to ashes …

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  • 25incinerate — v.tr. 1 consume (a body etc.) by fire. 2 reduce to ashes. Derivatives: incineration n. Etymology: med.L incinerare (as IN (2), cinis eris ashes) …

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  • 26consume — Synonyms and related words: Sanforize, abate, ablate, absorb, annihilate, assimilate, atomize, atrophy, attenuate, bate, be eaten away, bestow, bleed white, blow, break up, bring to ruin, burn down, burn up, come apart, condemn, confound,&#8230; …

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  • 27disintegrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. break up, separate, decompose; decay, crumble, dissolve, fall apart. See disjunction, decomposition. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To break up] Syn. break down, separate, atomize, dissolve, divide, dismantle …

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  • 28Burn — (b[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burned} (b[^u]rnd) or {Burnt} (b[^u]rnt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burning}.] [OE. bernen, brennen, v. t., early confused with beornen, birnen, v. i., AS. b[ae]rnan, bernan, v. t., birnan, v. i.; akin to OS. brinnan,&#8230; …

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  • 29Burned — Burn Burn (b[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burned} (b[^u]rnd) or {Burnt} (b[^u]rnt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burning}.] [OE. bernen, brennen, v. t., early confused with beornen, birnen, v. i., AS. b[ae]rnan, bernan, v. t., birnan, v. i.; akin to OS.&#8230; …

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  • 30Burning — Burn Burn (b[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burned} (b[^u]rnd) or {Burnt} (b[^u]rnt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burning}.] [OE. bernen, brennen, v. t., early confused with beornen, birnen, v. i., AS. b[ae]rnan, bernan, v. t., birnan, v. i.; akin to OS.&#8230; …

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