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.

Words nearby cremate

crem, cremains, cremaster, cremasteric artery, cremasteric reflex, cremate, cremationist, cremator, crematorium, crematory, cremer

Origin of cremate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM cremate

cre·ma·tion

[kri-mey-shuh n] /krɪˈmeɪ ʃən/, nounun·cre·mat·ed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for cremate

It began in 1973 for 8-year-old Huang, when his grandmother made her family promise to not cremate her.
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Cremate the cadaver together with the board upon which it is fixed.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
They had to cremate the bull for fear the disease would spread.
Thy Rocks and Rills|Robert Ernest Gilbert
They were going to cremate the body on the outskirts of the town, on the beach that faced the East.
Luna Benamor|Vicente Blasco Ibez

To incinerate is to reduce to ashes; the sense differs little from that of cremate, but it is in less popular use.
English Synonyms and Antonyms|James Champlin Fernald
But later "waves" of the fighting charioteers did not cremate their dead.
Ancient Man in Britain|Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie

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, noun

Word Origin for cremate

C19: from Latin cremāre

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cremate

verb (used with object), cre·mat·ed, cre·mat·ing.

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Origin of cremate

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verb

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