incinerate

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsɪnəreɪt/

verb

[with object]
  • destroy (something, especially waste material) by burning: waste packaging is to be incinerated rather than buried in landfills

Derivatives

incineration

Pronunciation: /-ˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

Origin:

late 15th century: from medieval Latin incinerat- 'burnt to ashes', from the verb incinerare, from in- 'into, towards' + cinis, ciner- 'ashes'