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incineration

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the act of burning something completely; reducing it to ashes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: burning, combustion

Narrower terms: cremation

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English incinerate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English incineration From incinerate + -ion.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: изгаряне (izgarjane) — the act of incinerating
  • Bulgarian: кремиране (kremirane) — the act of incinerating
  • Chinese Mandarin: 焚化 (fénhuà) — the act of incinerating
  • Czech: incinerace — the act of incinerating
  • Finnish: poltto — the act of incinerating
  • Finnish: polttaminen — the act of incinerating
  • French: incinération — the act of incinerating
  • Galician: incineración — the act of incinerating
  • German: Verbrennung — the act of incinerating
  • Greek: αποτέφρωση (apotéfrosi) — the act of incinerating
  • Italian: termodistruzione — the act of incinerating
  • Korean: 소각 (sogak) — the act of incinerating
  • Malay: penunuan — the act of incinerating
  • Polish: ciałopalenie — the act of incinerating
  • Polish: kremacja — the act of incinerating
  • Russian: сжига́ние (sžigánije) — the act of incinerating
  • Russian: крема́ция (kremácija) — the act of incinerating
  • Swedish: förbränning — the act of incinerating