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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Camp Fire nearly incinerated the town of Paradise in 2018, killing 85 people.
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Niha Masih, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
In theory, that’s a tidy solution because Earth’s atmosphere creates friction that naturally incinerates material passing through.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
In contrast, during the Carboniferous, between 275 million and 375 million years ago—when atmospheric oxygen levels were at their peak and giant dragonflies soared through the air—fires were frequent and rampant, incinerating even lush vegetation.
—Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
Since then, it’s been standard operating practice for blockbusters, particularly the disaster-y ones, to incinerate or otherwise defile a monument or an iconic government building.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 May 2024
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Niha Masih, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
In theory, that’s a tidy solution because Earth’s atmosphere creates friction that naturally incinerates material passing through.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
In contrast, during the Carboniferous, between 275 million and 375 million years ago—when atmospheric oxygen levels were at their peak and giant dragonflies soared through the air—fires were frequent and rampant, incinerating even lush vegetation.
—Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
Since then, it’s been standard operating practice for blockbusters, particularly the disaster-y ones, to incinerate or otherwise defile a monument or an iconic government building.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 May 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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