incinerate

(ĭn-sĭn'ə-rāt')

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.tr.
To cause to burn to ashes.

v.intr.
To burn completely.

[Medieval Latin incinerāre, incinerāt- : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-² + Latin cinis, ciner-, ashes.]

incineration in·cin'er·a'tion n.

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The act of burning to ashes.

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• Violent Actions - incinerate: burn

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - brænde til aske, foraske, destruere
v. intr. - brændes, destrueres

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbranden

Français (French)
v. tr. - incinérer
v. intr. - incinérer

Deutsch (German)
v. - verbrennen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποτεφρώνω, κατακαίω

Italiano (Italian)
incenerire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - incinerar

Русский (Russian)
сжигать дотла, кремировать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - incinerar, quemar, cremar, reducir a cenizas
v. intr. - incinerar, quemar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förbränna till aska, kremera, brinna upp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
焚化, 烧成灰, 灰化, 烧弃

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 焚化
v. intr. - 燒成灰, 灰化, 燒棄

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 태워서 재로 만들다, 화장하다
v. intr. - 태워서 재로 만들다, 화장하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 焼いて灰にする, 焼却する, 燃えて灰になる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحرق ويحول إلى رماد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שרף לאפר‬
v. intr. - ‮נשרף לאפר‬

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