cremate

🇺🇸 /ˈkriːmeɪt/ 🇬🇧 /krəˈmeɪt/
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verb
R

To turn a dead body into ashes by burning it.

After her passing, she chose to be cremated instead of buried.

translation

v. To turn a dead body into ashes by burning it.

Word Forms

3rd Present cremates
Past cremated
Perfect cremated
Progressive cremating