incinerate

The soldiers, under the partial protection of the turn, could incinerate the helpless technies with little danger to themselves.

Also, we incinerate our victims—again, with full governmental permission.

The Uaupes in the Amazons incinerate a corpse a month after death, pound up the ashes, and mix them with their fermented drink.

To incinerate is to reduce to ashes; the sense differs little from that of cremate, but it is in less popular use.