INCINERATE In*cin"er*ate, Etym: [LL. incineratus, p. p. of incinerare to incinerate; L. pref. in- in + cinis, cineris, ashes.]
Defn: Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed. [Obs.] Bacon.
INCINERATE
In*cin"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incinerated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Incinerating.]
Defn: To burn to ashes; to consume; to burn. Bacon.
It is the fire only that incinerates bodies. Boyle.
INCINERATION
In*cin`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. incineratio: cf. F. incinération.]
Defn: The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated;
cremation.
The phenix kind, Of whose incineration, There riseth a new creation.
Skelton.
INCIPIENCE; INCIPIENCY
In*cip"i*ence, In*cip"i*en*cy, n. Etym: [L. incipientia.]
Defn: Beginning; commencement; incipient state.
INCIPIENT
In*cip"i*ent, a. Etym: [L. incipiens, p. pr. of incipere to begin.
See Inception.]
Defn: Beginning to be, or to show itself; commencing; initial; as, the incipient stage of a fever; incipient light of day. — In*cip"i*ent*ly, adv.