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Incinerate vs Incinerable - What's the difference?

incinerate | incinerable |

As adjectives the difference between incinerate and incinerable

is that incinerate is (obsolete) reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed while incinerable is that can be incinerated (destroyed by burning).

As a verb incinerate

is to destroy by burning.

incinerate

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • to destroy by burning

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed.
    • (Francis Bacon)

    Anagrams

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    incinerable

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That can be incinerated (destroyed by burning).
    • incinerable waste

    Antonyms

    * nonincinerable