(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:21:39

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.

[Obs.]

Bacon.

 

© Webster 1913.

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

To burn to ashes; to consume; to burn.

Bacon.

It is the fire only that incinerates bodies. Boyle.

 

© Webster 1913.

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