cremate
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cre·mate
(krē′māt′, krĭ-māt′)tr.v. cre·mat·ed, cre·mat·ing, cre·mates
To incinerate (a corpse).
cre·ma′tion (krĭ-mā′shən) n.
cre′ma′tor n.
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cremate
(krɪˈmeɪt)vb
(tr) to burn up (something, esp a corpse) and reduce to ash
[C19: from Latin cremāre]
creˈmation n
creˈmationism n
creˈmationist n
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cre•mate
(ˈkri meɪt)v.t. -mat•ed, -mat•ing.
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, esp. as a funeral rite.
[1870–75; < Latin cremātus, past participle of cremāre to burn to ashes]
cre•ma•tion (krɪˈmeɪ ʃən) n.
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cremate
Past participle: cremated
Gerund: cremating
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| Verb | 1. | cremate - reduce to ashes; "Cremate a corpse" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cremate
(kriˈmeit) , (ˈkriːmeit) verb to burn dead (human) bodies. He asked to be cremated, not buried.incinerar
creˈmation nouncrematorium (kreməˈtoːriəm) noun a place where cremation is carried out. crematorio
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cremate
vt. incinerar.
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