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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Two people have been arrested and charged with felony animal mistreatment following an investigation in northern Minnesota that involved more than 250 cats and dogs, most of which were apparently dead and their remains incinerated.
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Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 10 Dec. 2024
Of this waste, 90 percent was recycled, 7 percent incinerated, and 3 percent sent for safe landfilling.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2024
In World War II, the invading Germans sent the owners to labor camps and incinerated the farmstead.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
In 2022, 12 Mexican police officers were charged with murdering 16 Guatemalan migrants, including one who was identified as working with the smugglers, whose bodies were found shot and incinerated south of the U.S. border.
—Emily Green, ProPublica, 1 Nov. 2024
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Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 10 Dec. 2024
Of this waste, 90 percent was recycled, 7 percent incinerated, and 3 percent sent for safe landfilling.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2024
In World War II, the invading Germans sent the owners to labor camps and incinerated the farmstead.
—Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
In 2022, 12 Mexican police officers were charged with murdering 16 Guatemalan migrants, including one who was identified as working with the smugglers, whose bodies were found shot and incinerated south of the U.S. border.
—Emily Green, ProPublica, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Incinerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incinerate. Accessed 15 Dec. 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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