How Do You Spell INCINERATES?

Pronunciation: [ɪnsˈɪnəɹˌe͡ɪts] (IPA)

The word "incinerates" is spelled with the IPA phonetic transcription /ɪnˈsɪnəreɪts/. The first syllable "in" is pronounced with the short vowel sound "ɪ", followed by the two-syllable root word "cin-erates", pronounced with the short "ɪ" sound in the first syllable and the long "eɪ" sound in the second syllable. The suffix "-es" is added to indicate third person singular present tense. Therefore, "incinerates" means to burn something completely to ashes.

INCINERATES Meaning and Definition

1. incinerates (verb):

   Incinerates refers to the act of burning something completely through intense heat and combustion, thereby reducing it to ashes. The process involves subjecting objects or substances to such high temperatures that they are consumed by fire without leaving behind any solid residue. Incineration is often carried out in specialized facilities called incinerators, which are specifically designed to efficiently and safely combust waste materials, hazardous substances, or organic matter.

   When something incinerates, it is typically exposed to extreme temperatures, often beyond its ignition point, that causes rapid and extensive oxidation. This combustion process results in the complete destruction of the material, converting it into gaseous products, water vapor, and various solid remains, primarily ash. Incinerating can be employed for various purposes, including the disposal of waste, medical remains, or potentially hazardous substances in a controlled and environmentally friendly manner.

   The term "incinerates," as a verb, can also be used metaphorically to describe situations or actions that forcefully destroy, obliterate, or annihilate something, be it a person's reputation, an argument, or an idea. This figurative sense of incinerates suggests an attack or criticism so powerful and devastating that it metaphorically reduces the target to ashes, leaving nothing behind.

Common Misspellings for INCINERATES

• incenerated
• insinerate
• incenerate
• incinuates
• incinerater
• incenerates
• intenerates
• incinoraters
• incenerater
• incienerates

Etymology of INCINERATES

The word incinerates originated from the Latin word incinerare, which is derived from two Latin elements: in meaning into or on and cinis which means ashes. Thus, incinerate literally means to reduce to ashes.

Similar spelling words for INCINERATES

• Inocencia,
• incinerator,
• insincere,
• insane asylum,
• incinerate,
• in concert,
• insaneness,
• insinuate,
• in camera,
• incineration,
• in chains,
• insincerity.

Conjugate verb Incinerates

CONDITIONAL

I would incinerate

we would incinerate

you would incinerate

he/she/it would incinerate

they would incinerate

FUTURE

I will incinerate

we will incinerate

you will incinerate

he/she/it will incinerate

they will incinerate

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have incinerated

we will have incinerated

you will have incinerated

he/she/it will have incinerated

they will have incinerated

PAST

I incinerated

we incinerated

you incinerated

he/she/it incinerated

they incinerated

PAST PERFECT

I had incinerated

we had incinerated

you had incinerated

he/she/it had incinerated

they had incinerated

PRESENT

I incinerate

we incinerate

you incinerate

he/she/it incinerates

they incinerate

PRESENT PERFECT

I have incinerated

we have incinerated

you have incinerated

he/she/it has incinerated

they have incinerated

I am incinerating

we are incinerating

you are incinerating

he/she/it is incinerating

they are incinerating

I was incinerating

we were incinerating

you were incinerating

he/she/it was incinerating

they were incinerating

I will be incinerating

we will be incinerating

you will be incinerating

he/she/it will be incinerating

they will be incinerating

I have been incinerating

we have been incinerating

you have been incinerating

he/she/it has been incinerating

they have been incinerating

I had been incinerating

we had been incinerating

you had been incinerating

he/she/it had been incinerating

they had been incinerating

I will have been incinerating

we will have been incinerating

you will have been incinerating

he/she/it will have been incinerating

they will have been incinerating

I would have incinerated

we would have incinerated

you would have incinerated

he/she/it would have incinerated

they would have incinerated

I would be incinerating

we would be incinerating

you would be incinerating

he/she/it would be incinerating

they would be incinerating

I would have been incinerating

we would have been incinerating

you would have been incinerating

he/she/it would have been incinerating

they would have been incinerating