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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They were intended for distribution in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but the elimination of the USAID funding (and the whole program!) means this $800,000 stockpile will expire and is slated to be incinerated.
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 21 July 2025
For now, local PFAS filters are trucked to a demolition plant, in Utah, where they are incinerated at temperatures as high as 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 20 July 2025
Nearly 500 metric tons — roughly 1.1 million pounds — of emergency high-energy biscuits are set to be incinerated on President Donald Trump's order,The Atlantic reported on Monday, July 14.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 16 July 2025
Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 21 July 2025
For now, local PFAS filters are trucked to a demolition plant, in Utah, where they are incinerated at temperatures as high as 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 20 July 2025
Nearly 500 metric tons — roughly 1.1 million pounds — of emergency high-energy biscuits are set to be incinerated on President Donald Trump's order,The Atlantic reported on Monday, July 14.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 16 July 2025
Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it.
—Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
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“Incinerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incinerate. Accessed 6 Aug. 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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