incinerate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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From Latin incinerātus, perfect participle of incinerō (“to burn into ashes”), from cinis (“ashes”).

"It would still be too hot, and, remember, these people plan to incinerate Mercury and the inner planets. — The Secret of the Ninth Planet, Donald A. Wollheim
Horses had been turned loose and were running at large to prevent their being incinerated in the burning buildings. — Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror, Trumbull White
The soldiers, under the partial protection of the turn, could incinerate the helpless technies with little danger to themselves. — Astounding Stories, August, 1931, Various

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