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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Even if you are incinerated, your teeth will remain there.
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Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The choice to incinerate them is unjustifiable and undermines efforts to protect the health and rights of women and girls.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Demerzel shields the embryo with her body, and both are incinerated, vanishing in a white-hot instant, love and code consumed together.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The study estimated that more than 75 percent of that textile waste is eventually incinerated.
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Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The choice to incinerate them is unjustifiable and undermines efforts to protect the health and rights of women and girls.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Demerzel shields the embryo with her body, and both are incinerated, vanishing in a white-hot instant, love and code consumed together.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The study estimated that more than 75 percent of that textile waste is eventually incinerated.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 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 23 Sep. 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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