incinerate

Etymology

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

verb

  1. (transitive) To destroy by burning.

adj

  1. (obsolete) Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed.

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