incinerate
/ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt
/verb [with object]
Destroy (something, especially waste material) by burning: waste packaging is to be incinerated rather than buried in landfills...
- And, you know, is it best to be incinerating that waste material or putting it in landfill, which is what's going on at the moment.
- If, however, the plant will be able to incinerate the material within a reasonable time, and can store it in the meantime, then it is not a misuse of language to say that the plant currently has incinerating capacity.
- And incinerating the chemical along with other hazardous waste generates dioxins and other pollutants.
Synonyms
burn, burn up, reduce to ashes, consume by fire, carbonize;
cremate
Origin
Late 15th century: from medieval Latin incinerat- 'burnt to ashes', from the verb incinerare, from in- 'into, towards' + cinis, ciner- 'ashes'.