How do you pronounce incinerate?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈsɪnɚeɪt/.

incinerate

/ɪnˈsɪnɚeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: in-cin-er-ate
IPA: /ɪnˈsɪnɚeɪt/

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Meaning

verb

To destroy by burning.

Transitive verb

verb

To annihilate (not necessarily by burning).

Informal

adj

Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"His mother was incinerated in the Dresden fire-storm. So it goes."
"A cloud of smoke from two pounds of methamphetamine seized by the FBI and incinerated inside a Montana animal shelter sent its workers to the hospital, city officials in Billings said."
"FIRE burneth wood, making it first luminous; then black and brittle; and lastly , broken and incinerate"

Etymology

From Latin incinerātus, perfect participle of incinerō (“to burn into ashes”), from cinis (“ashes”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: incinerātus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈsɪnɚeɪt/
British English: /ɪnˈsɪnəɹeɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

incinerates (present, singular) incinerating (participle, present) incinerated (participle, past) incinerated (past)

Derived Forms

incinerable incineration incinerator microincinerate

Phrases

end in smoke go up in flames go up in smoke catch fire

Frequently Paired Words

end in smoke go up in flames go up in smoke catch fire kindle

Synonyms

burn forsweal burn away burn down burn up burn to a crisp char up cinder combure combust cremate forburn

Antonyms

extinguish salvage save