cremate
verb (used with object)
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
are cremating
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present progressiveof cremate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Families are cremating their dead along the Begmati River, which winds through the city of Kathmandu.
From Washington Times ● May 2, 2015
