cremate

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkrimeɪt/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /krəˈmeɪt/
• (AU) IPA ^(key): /krəˈmeɪt/

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Verb

Plain form cremate

Third-person singular cremates

Past tense cremated

Past participle cremated

Present participle cremating

1. (transitive) If you cremate a something, you burn it into ashes.

   Humans have an option to either be cremated or buried after they die.

Related words

• cremation
• crematorium