Incinerate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become reduced to ashes

cause to undergo combustion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsˈɪnɚɹˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsˈɪnəɹˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsˈɪnəɹˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnsˈɪnɚɹˌeɪt/.

Examples

The paper incinerated quickly
burn garbage
The car burns only Diesel oil

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

burn

Parts of Speech

verb	become reduced to ashes “The paper incinerated quickly”
verb	cause to undergo combustion “burn garbage”

Word Forms

incineration	noun	the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes
burnable	adjective	capable of burning
burn	noun	a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body)
burner	noun	an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
incinerator	noun	a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verbrennen

zu Asche zerfallen

🇫🇷French

incinérer

devenir réduit en cendres

🇪🇸Spanish

incinerar

quedar reducido a cenizas

🇮🇹Italian

incenerire

ridursi in cenere

🇳🇱Dutch

verbranden

tot as gereduceerd worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

incinerar

ficar reduzido a cinzas

🇷🇺Russian

сжигать

превратиться в пепел

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जला देना

राख में तब्दील हो जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

পুড়িয়ে ফেলা

ছাই হয়ে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

எரிக்க

சாம்பலாகிவிடும்

🇮🇳Telugu

భస్మము చేయుము

బూడిదగా మారింది

🇮🇳Marathi

जाळणे

राख होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભસ્મીભૂત કરવું

રાખ થઈ જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಟ್ಟುಹಾಕಿ

ಬೂದಿಯಾಯಿತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദഹിപ്പിക്കുക

ചാരമായി തീരും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾੜਨਾ

ਸੁਆਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਘਟਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جلانا

راکھ میں کم ہو جانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

焚化

化为灰烬

🇯🇵Japanese

焼却する

灰になってしまう

🇰🇷Korean

태워서 재로 만들다

재로 변하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiêu

biến thành tro bụi

🇹🇭Thai

เผา

กลายเป็นขี้เถ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

membakar

menjadi abu

🇵🇭Filipino

sunugin

nagiging abo

🇲🇾Malay

membakar

menjadi abu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حرق

تصبح رمادًا

🇮🇷Persian

سوزاندن

تبدیل به خاکستر می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yakmak

küle dönüşmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשְׂרוֹף

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The primary meaning of 'incinerate' is 'become reduced to ashes'.

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Using 'incinerate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'incinerate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'incinerate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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