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 company made the statement on Thursday as SpaceX has been de-orbiting and retiring hundreds of older Starlink satellites by plunging them back into the Earth’s atmosphere, which should incinerate the hardware.
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
Weeks after devastating fires incinerated large swaths of land in Los Angeles and left hundreds displaced, some of music's biggest names are stepping in to help.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
As 40,000 acres burn, animals are incinerated alive and the human death toll rises, only a psychopath would look for advantage.
—Sabrina Haake, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Hours later, a Cybertruck exploded in Las Vegas, injuring passersby and incinerating its lone occupant and the man responsible for the detonation, Matthew Livelsberger, who committed suicide by firearm.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
Weeks after devastating fires incinerated large swaths of land in Los Angeles and left hundreds displaced, some of music's biggest names are stepping in to help.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
As 40,000 acres burn, animals are incinerated alive and the human death toll rises, only a psychopath would look for advantage.
—Sabrina Haake, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Hours later, a Cybertruck exploded in Las Vegas, injuring passersby and incinerating its lone occupant and the man responsible for the detonation, Matthew Livelsberger, who committed suicide by firearm.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Incinerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incinerate. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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in·cin·er·ate
in-ˈsin-ə-ˌrāt
incinerated; incinerating
: to cause to burn to ashes
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