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incinerate

v.
US //ˌɪnˈsɪnɝˌeɪt// UK //ɪnsˈɪnəɹˌeɪt// in·cin·er·ate Archaic Informal
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Origin

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

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