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Word: Incinerate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 15th century: from medieval Latin incinerat- ‘burnt to ashes’, from the verb incinerare, from in- ‘into, towards’ + cinis, ciner- ‘ashes’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
destroy (something, especially waste material) by burning
Short Definition:destroy something by burning
Examples:- waste packaging is to be incinerated rather than buried in landfills
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