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incinerate

UK
/ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt/
US
/ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪt/

Translations

incinerateverb
incinerated
Past Simple
incinerated
Past Participle
incinerating
Gerund
UK
/ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt/
US
/ɪnˈsɪnəˌreɪt/
The waste management facility uses high temperatures to incinerate the city's garbage.
L'installation de traitement des déchets utilise de hautes températures pour incinérer les ordures de la ville.
incinérerAu sens figuré.
The scandal incinerated his chances of winning the election.
Le scandale a incinéré ses chances de remporter l'élection.
Synonyms
burn
cremate
reduce to ashes
destroy by fire
set fire to

Definitions

incinerateverb
To burn something completely, reducing it to ashes.
The waste management facility uses high temperatures to incinerate the city's garbage.
Figuratively, to destroy or eliminate completely as if by burning.
The scandal incinerated his chances of winning the election.
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