INCINERATE Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

incinerate

verb

Definition of incinerate

as in to ignite

to burn (something) completely The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.

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Recent Examples of incinerate According to Empa, epoxy-containing composites commonly end up being incinerated or sent to landfills. — New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026 Cars and batteries and plastics and metals and other things were incinerated, and a toxic plume traveled for miles. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 The truck eventually explodes, seemingly incinerating the T-1000. — ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 Even after treatment, some could not be recycled and had to be sent to landfill or incinerated. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incinerate

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Most include decks or private patios with firepits ignited by the turn of a switch.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Guyette and his colleagues increasingly suspected that fires were not natural but anthropogenic—ignited by people.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of ignite

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The house took eight years to build on the property where the couple’s previous home burned during the 2018 Woolsey fire, along with Albuquerque’s studio, archive and many of her paintings.

— Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The wall's stonework showed signs of fire damage, while archaeologists also uncovered burned seeds and the remains of a charred wooden building nearby.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of burn

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While many of the more contentious and controversial aspects of his life are presented in one-sided fashion, friend and former manager Rory Holloway’s still-raw sense of betrayal at Tyson firing his entire team is evoked with vivid irritation.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Gillis was fired from SNL in 2019 for racist and homophobic comments, but has been invited back to host three times since.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of fire

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Medical examiners typically cremate remains after a certain period of time if they are not claimed, which prevents family members from making an identification at a later time, Hess said.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The village’s daily rhythms are ordered by the passing trains—until a train arrives from Pakistan loaded with the corpses of Sikh refugees, and the community is made to cremate the dead.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Definition of cremate

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Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until browned all over and just cooked through, 3–4 minutes more.

— Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
At Helen, also downtown in a 1920s-era building, chef Rob McDaniel serves a menu almost entirely cooked over a grill that's inspired by his grandmother's open-fire cooking.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

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