cremate

[ kree-meyt ]
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verb (used with object),cre·mat·ed, cre·mat·ing.
  1. to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.

  2. to consume by fire; burn.

Origin of cremate

1
First recorded in 1870–75; from Latin cremātus, past participle of cremāre “to burn to ashes”; see -ate1

Other words from cremate

  • cre·ma·tion [kri-mey-shuhn], /krɪˈmeɪ ʃən/, noun
  • un·cre·mat·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for cremate

cremate

/ (krɪˈmeɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) to burn up (something, esp a corpse) and reduce to ash

Origin of cremate

1
C19: from Latin cremāre

Derived forms of cremate

  • cremation, noun
  • cremationism, noun
  • cremationist, noun

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