incinerate
verb
in·cin·er·ate
in-ˈsi-nə-ˌrāt 
incinerated; incinerating
: to cause to burn to ashes
Examples of incinerate in a Sentence
The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.
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The investigation underway now includes efforts to learn more about the driver of the vehicle that was incinerated by the pipeline explosion as flames scorched the ground, severing adjacent power transmission lines and radiating nearby homes.
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Allyson Ackerman, Chron, 19 Sep. 2024
The nonprofit is based in Ghana, which is one of the world’s leading receivers of secondhand clothing with 15 million garments shipped there per week, much of which ends up being incinerated or washing into the ocean and creating marine waste.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
Obsessed with Buddhism and Nazism, Karel spends a lot of his time thinking about his fellow countrymen’s various flaws while ignoring or dismissing his own — which convinces him that most folks would be better off incinerated.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
The 2018 mudflows that tore through Montecito, killing 23 people, followed the Thomas Fire, at the time the largest wildfire in California’s history, which incinerated trees and plants.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
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Allyson Ackerman, Chron, 19 Sep. 2024
The nonprofit is based in Ghana, which is one of the world’s leading receivers of secondhand clothing with 15 million garments shipped there per week, much of which ends up being incinerated or washing into the ocean and creating marine waste.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
Obsessed with Buddhism and Nazism, Karel spends a lot of his time thinking about his fellow countrymen’s various flaws while ignoring or dismissing his own — which convinces him that most folks would be better off incinerated.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
The 2018 mudflows that tore through Montecito, killing 23 people, followed the Thomas Fire, at the time the largest wildfire in California’s history, which incinerated trees and plants.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Incinerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incinerate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2024.
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incinerate
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in·cin·er·ate
in-ˈsin-ə-ˌrāt
incinerated; incinerating
: to cause to burn to ashes
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