v. t.
It is the fire only that incinerates bodies. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ LL. incineratus, p. p. of incinerare to incinerate; L. pref. in- in + cinis, cineris, ashes. ] Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed by fire. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. incineratio: cf. F. incinération. ] The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation. [ 1913 Webster ]
The phenix kind,
Of whose incineration,
There riseth a new creation. Skelton.