cremate
/ˈkɹimeɪt/
UK: /kɹɪˈmeɪt/
cremate
English
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Definition
To burn something to ashes.
Etymology
First attested in 1889; borrowed from Latin cremātus, perfect passive participle of cremō (“to burn to ashes; to cremate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Example Sentences
- "I want to be cremated when I die."
- "“You didn’t bury Dad. You burned him.” “We cremated him, Benny. For humans, the word is cremated. And we chose to do that because that’s what they do in Japan.”"
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