cremates

verb

present tense third-person singular of cremate
as in ashes

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  1. incinerates
  2. ignites
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  • With the transformer clicked on, one associate of Blaine and Anneliese's immediately incinerates.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
  • In 2025, French firm Veolia flexed its global leadership in PFAS treatment by opening a massive plant in Delaware that filters PFAS from water and incinerates it to break the bond between fluorine and carbon, one of the strongest in chemistry.
    — Don Steinberg, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of incinerates
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  • Compressed gas ejects the missile from its vertical launch cell before its main engine ignites above the ship.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
  • Next door in Idaho, the National Interagency Fire Center recently went to its highest preparedness level, meaning if another major fire ignites out here there won't be enough federal resources available to respond.
    — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 29 July 2026
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