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in·cin·er·ate  audio  (n-sn-rt) KEY 

VERB:
in·cin·er·at·ed, in·cin·er·at·ing, in·cin·er·ates
VERB:
tr.
To cause to burn to ashes.
VERB:
intr.
To burn completely.
ETYMOLOGY:
Medieval Latin incinerre, incinert- : Latin in-, causative pref. ; see in-2 + Latin cinis, ciner-, ashes

OTHER FORMS:
in·ciner·ation(Noun)


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