Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Incinerate /ĭnˌ-sĭn'-ẽr-ātˌ/ · In·cin·er·ate · IPA /ɪnˈsɪnəɹeɪt/ v. t. 01 Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed by fire. 1. Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed by fire.[Obs.] 02 v. t. To burn to ashes; to consume by fire; to burn. imp. & p. p. Incinerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incinerating 1. To burn to ashes; to consume by fire; to burn. “It is the fire only that incinerates bodies.” — Boyle.