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cremate

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/krɪˈmeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkrimeɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(krē′māt)

Inflections of 'cremate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

cremates: v 3rd person singular

cremating: v pres p

cremated: v past

cremated: v past p

cre•mate /ˈkrimeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -mat•ed, -mat•ing.

to burn (a dead body) to ashes:He was cremated and his ashes were scattered over Lake Michigan.

cre•ma•tion /krɪˈmeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]For some time cremation was not permitted here.[countable]presiding over several cremations in one day.

cre•mate (krē′māt),USA pronunciation v.t., -mat•ed, -mat•ing.

to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, esp. as a funeral rite.
to consume by fire; burn.

Latin cremātus past participle of cremāre to burn to ashes; see -ate¹
1870–75

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cremate /krɪˈmeɪt/ vb

(transitive) to burn up (something, esp a corpse) and reduce to ash

Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin cremārecreˈmation n

'cremate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

burning ghat - cremains - cremator - crematory - incinerate

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