Found 2 items, similar to Incinerate. English → English (WordNet) Definition: incinerate incinerate v 1: become reduced to ashes; “The paper incinerated quickly” 2: cause to undergo combustion; “burn garbage”; “The car burns only Diesel oil” [syn: burn] English → English (gcide) Definition: Incinerate Incinerate \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 by fire. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Incinerate \In*cin"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incinerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incinerating.] To burn to ashes; to consume by fire; to burn. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] It is the fire only that incinerates bodies. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]