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单词 incinerating
释义

incinerate

verb

in·​cin·​er·​ate in-ˈsi-nə-ˌrāt How to pronounce incinerate (audio)
incinerated; incinerating

transitive verb

: to cause to burn to ashes
incineration
in-ˌsi-nə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce incinerate (audio)
noun

Example Sentences

The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.
Recent Examples on the Web While some less toxic materials were thrown into the fires, the burn pits were also used to incinerate chemicals, hazardous materials and weaponry. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 The ingrained fears—that kilotons of destructive energy and toxic radiation could decimate a city and incinerate tens of thousands of human beings—began to dissipate. Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2022 To help promote the initiative, Atwood agreed to be filmed attempting — unsuccessfully — to incinerate a prototype with a flamethrower. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 9 June 2022 But the book doesn’t incinerate when the fire hits the cover — instead, the flames graze the edges, floating away with no wreckage left behind. Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 24 May 2022 The burn that can come from that really can incinerate your whole thinking life and your daily processes. Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 May 2022 Nevermind that Chief Jim Hopper destroyed the most recent gate to the Upside Down, an event that caused an energy wave to literally incinerate everyone around him. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 27 May 2022 And lastly, your very presence in the desert or woods indicated that this was a precious place, one worth preserving, not a place for corporations to incinerate toxic waste or for citizens to dump mattresses and refrigerators. Outside Online, 3 June 2021 The biorefinery will not incinerate or combust municipal solid waste, official said. Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin incineratus, past participle of incinerare, from Latin in- + ciner-, cinis ashes; akin to Greek konis dust, ashes

First Known Use

1555, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

incinerate

verb

in·​cin·​er·​ate in-ˈsi-nə-ˌrāt How to pronounce incinerate (audio)
incinerated; incinerating
: to burn to ashes

Medical Definition

incinerate

transitive verb

in·​cin·​er·​ate in-ˈsin-ə-ˌrāt How to pronounce incinerate (audio)
incinerated; incinerating
: to cause to burn to ashes

incinerating

verb

present participle of incinerate
as in igniting
to burn (something) completely The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • igniting
  • burning
  • firing
  • cremating
  • torching
  • immolating
  • cooking
  • ashing
  • kindling
  • baking
  • kilning
  • enkindling
  • inflaming
  • lighting
  • charring
  • scorching
  • enflaming
  • broiling
  • deflagrating
  • searing
  • scalding
  • frizzling
  • setting off
  • rekindling
  • stoking
  • scathing
  • reigniting
  • relighting
  • banking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • extinguishing
  • stamping (out)
  • quenching
  • dousing
  • snuffing (out)
  • dowsing
  • putting out
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