"burninate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: burninates [present, singular, third-person], burninating [participle, present], burninated [participle, past], burninated [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from Burninator, from the original character Trogdor the Burninator from the Homestar Runner series of web cartoons. Head templates: {{en-verb}} burninate (third-person singular simple present burninates, present participle burninating, simple past and past participle burninated)
  1. (slang, humorous) To destroy by fire; to burn. Tags: humorous, slang Categories (topical): Dragons, Fire, Internet memes Derived forms: burnination
    Sense id: en-burninate-en-verb--IFYleik Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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