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 impact incinerated everything in the vicinity, and sparked massive fires.
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Hazardous waste was being dumped into landfills along with household garbage and was often incinerated, which in turn sent the toxic materials into the atmosphere.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
Catch up quick: After promising to treat property crime targeting Tesla vehicles and facilities as domestic terrorism, Trump's Justice Department charged three people on Thursday with using Molotov cocktails to incinerate cars and showrooms.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
At smaller operations, birds’ carcasses are often incinerated.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Hazardous waste was being dumped into landfills along with household garbage and was often incinerated, which in turn sent the toxic materials into the atmosphere.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
Catch up quick: After promising to treat property crime targeting Tesla vehicles and facilities as domestic terrorism, Trump's Justice Department charged three people on Thursday with using Molotov cocktails to incinerate cars and showrooms.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
At smaller operations, birds’ carcasses are often incinerated.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for incinerate
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“Incinerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incinerate. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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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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