cremate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin cremō (“I burn (something) to ashes; I cremate (something)”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹimeɪt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɹɪˈmeɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /kɹəˈmeɪt/
Verb[edit]
cremate (third-person singular simple present cremates, present participle cremating, simple past and past participle cremated)
- (transitive) To burn something to ashes.
- (transitive) To incinerate a dead body (as an alternative to burial).
- I want to be cremated when I die.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
burn to ashes
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incinerate a body
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Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Verb[edit]
cremate
- inflection of cremare:
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
cremāte
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