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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Both couples woke to discover the fire incinerated their homes, and those of their neighbors.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
In just days, the flames incinerated not only homes but schools, daycares, grocery stores, cafes and workplaces.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
The fires that have ravaged L.A. during the past two weeks—the Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire, the Hurst Fire, the Lidia Fire, and the Sunset Fire—have broken any number of records: for acres burned, for structures destroyed, for the value of property incinerated.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
In a tragic turn of fate, the personal library of novelist and art critic Gary Indiana was incinerated the day after the collection was moved to Altadena, where the Eaton fire struck.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
In just days, the flames incinerated not only homes but schools, daycares, grocery stores, cafes and workplaces.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
The fires that have ravaged L.A. during the past two weeks—the Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire, the Hurst Fire, the Lidia Fire, and the Sunset Fire—have broken any number of records: for acres burned, for structures destroyed, for the value of property incinerated.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
In a tragic turn of fate, the personal library of novelist and art critic Gary Indiana was incinerated the day after the collection was moved to Altadena, where the Eaton fire struck.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Incinerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incinerate. Accessed 30 Jan. 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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