incinerate
verb
in·cin·er·ate
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incinerated;
incinerating
Definition of incinerate
: to cause to burn to ashes
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Other Words from incinerate
incineration
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noun
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noun
Examples of incinerate in a Sentence
The waste is incinerated in a large furnace.
Recent Examples on the Web
Some of the animals have already been incinerated, and regulators in Brazil have rejected plans involving the animals. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Part cow, part⊠bacterium? Biotech company makes heifer of gene-editing blunder," 1 Sep. 2019 Only 9 percent has been recycled, and 12 percent has been incinerated. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Solana Beach bans distribution of single-use plastic bottles at city events," 29 Aug. 2019 Sinnett served as vice president and chief project engineer for the 787 program in 2013, when the Dreamliners were grounded globally for three months after two batteries incinerated. — Bloomberg, latimes.com, "Boeing 737 Max chief to retire amid executive shuffle," 11 July 2019 Television images showed horses and sheep incinerated on a farm that had stood in the path of the fire. — NBC News, "Raging wildfire in Spain's suspected cause is combustion of manure in the region's high temperatures," 28 June 2019 Since garbage pick 0up was delayed by one day because of Memorial Day, most of the trash from the Albany Avenue area had not been incinerated. — Dave Altimari, courant.com, "A carpet or mat believed to be tied to Jennifer Dulosâ disappearance was left at a Hartford restaurant the day she went missing, but investigators canât track it down," 28 Aug. 2019 Nearly 40,000 fires are incinerating Brazilâs Amazon rainforest, the latest outbreak in an overactive fire season that has charred 1,330 square miles of the rainforest this year. — Catesby Holmes, The Conversation, "The Amazon is burning: 4 essential reads on Brazilâs vanishing rainforest," 23 Aug. 2019 Television reports showed horses incinerated in the blaze that rolled across the rural terrain, forcing the evacuation of at least 53 residents in Spain's Catalonia region. — Josh Hafner, USA TODAY, "Manure pile spontaneously combusts to spark 13,000-acre wildfire, Spanish authorities say," 27 June 2019 Love s'mores but really don't feel like incinerating marshmallows in your backyard? — latimes.com, "Dining on MTN time and searching for Thai Elvis," 26 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'incinerate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for incinerate
incinerate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of incinerate
: to burn (something) completely
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incinerate
verb
in·cin·er·ate
| \ in-Ësi-nÉ-ËrÄt
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incinerated;
incinerating
Kids Definition of incinerate
: to burn to ashes
incinerate
transitive verb
in·cin·er·ate
| \ in-Ësin-É-ËrÄt
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incinerated;
incinerating
Medical Definition of incinerate
: to cause to burn to ashes
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