cremate
[ kree-meyt ]
/ ˈkri meɪt /
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verb (used with object), cre·mat·ed, cre·mat·ing.
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
to consume by fire; burn.
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Origin of cremate
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/, nounun·cre·mat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby cremate
cremains, crémant, cremaster, cremasteric artery, cremasteric reflex, cremate, cremationist, cremator, crematorium, crematory, crème
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British Dictionary definitions for cremate
cremate
/ (krɪˈmeɪt) /
verb
(tr) to burn up (something, esp a corpse) and reduce to ash
Derived forms of cremate
cremation, nouncremationism, nouncremationist, nounWord Origin for cremate
C19: from Latin cremāre
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