to cinder
- verb
- /ˈsɪndər/
:
carbonizar
- I freely admit to my share of explosions, cindered hair, etc.
Examples
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The strong flames cindered the dry leaves, turning them to ash.
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Roads branching off the one paved street were cindered.
Fiction book (1995) -
Cinder block walls.
Fiction book (2000) -
The campfire cindered the wood, leaving only ash behind.
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After the fire, the old logs were cindered and unrecognizable.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To be on fire or damage something with heat
121
3.0
To destroy a building or object completely by fire
76
6.5
To set fire to something on purpose
33
7.1
To burn things like documents or waste until they turn to ash
31
4.8
To burn something completely so it is destroyed
27
3.7
To be completely destroyed by fire
17
1.0
To burn something to destroy it
6
3.2
Become used up by fire or slowly disappear over time from heat and light
1
6.1
To burn something until only gray powder remains
Compounds
How Burnt
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cinder as a verb comes from the same idea: to 'turn into cinders' by burning until only burned bits or ash remain. That's why to cinder something is to burn it down until it becomes those dark, burned pieces.