incinerate
verb (used with object)
to burn or reduce to ashes; cremate.
incinerated
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past participleof incinerate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof incinerate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
incinerateverb (used with object)to burn or reduce to ashes; cremate.
Example Sentences
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Wildfires have never burned as much French terrain in a year, none bigger than the one that incinerated much of Le Porge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Thomas said a large wildfire on Mynydd Llantysilio near Llangollen, Denbighshire, in 2018 incinerated about 10cm of peat in some areas.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
In Japan, around 70 percent of some 820,000 tonnes of new clothes bought by consumers each year are eventually incinerated, according to an environment ministry study.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Globally, it's estimated that 300,000 disposable nappies are sent to landfill or incinerated every minute, leading to environmental issues as many contain plastics and synthetic materials and can take hundreds of years to decompose.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
First, they took my jumpsuit and shoes and incinerated them.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
