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incinerate
verb [T] /ɪnˈsɪn.ər.eɪt/
/-ə.reɪt/ Definition
› to burn something completely: to incinerate waste The spacecraft and its crew were incinerated by the billion-degree temperatures generated by the fireball.Burning, burnt and on fire incineration
/ɪnˌsɪn.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/
/-əˈreɪ-/ noun [U] Burning, burnt and on fire
/-əˈreɪ-/ noun [U] Burning, burnt and on fire (Definition of incinerate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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