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(krɪmeɪt, US kriːmeɪt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense cremates, present participle cremating, past tense, past participle cremated

verb [usually passive]

When someone is cremated, their dead body is burned, usually as part of a funeral service.

She wants Chris to be cremated. [be VERB-ed]

cremation (krɪmeɪʃən)Word forms: plural cremations variable noun

At Miss Garbo's request there was a cremation after a private ceremony.

Half of California's deceased opt for cremation.

cremate in British English

(krɪˈmeɪt)

verb

(transitive)

to burn up (something, esp a corpse) and reduce to ash

Derived forms

cremation (creˈmation)

noun

cremationism (creˈmationism)

noun

cremationist (creˈmationist)

noun

Word origin

C19: from Latin cremāre

cremate in American English

(ˈkriˌmeɪt; krɪˈmeɪt)

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcreˌmated or ˈcreˌmating

to burn up, esp. to burn (a dead body) to ashes

Derived forms

cremation (creˈmation)

noun

cremator (ˈcreˌmator)

noun

Word origin

< L crematus, pp. of cremare, to burn < IE base *ker-, to burn > hearth, L carbo, coal

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British English: cremate VERB

When someone is cremated, their dead body is burned, usually as part of a funeral service.

She wants her husband to be cremated.

American English: cremate
Brazilian Portuguese: cremar
Chinese: 火化
European Spanish: incinerar
French: incinérer
German: einäschern
Italian: cremare
Japanese: 火葬にする
Korean: 화장되다
European Portuguese: cremar
Latin American Spanish: incinerar

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释义	Trends of cremate View usage for: cremate (krɪmeɪt, US kriːmeɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense cremates, present participle cremating, past tense, past participle cremated verb [usually passive] When someone is cremated, their dead body is burned, usually as part of a funeral service. She wants Chris to be cremated. [be VERB-ed] cremation (krɪmeɪʃən)Word forms: plural cremations variable noun At Miss Garbo's request there was a cremation after a private ceremony. Half of California's deceased opt for cremation. cremate in British English (krɪˈmeɪt) verb (transitive) to burn up (something, esp a corpse) and reduce to ash Derived forms cremation (creˈmation) noun cremationism (creˈmationism) noun cremationist (creˈmationist) noun Word origin C19: from Latin cremāre cremate in American English (ˈkriˌmeɪt; krɪˈmeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcreˌmated or ˈcreˌmating to burn up, esp. to burn (a dead body) to ashes Derived forms cremation (creˈmation) noun cremator (ˈcreˌmator) noun Word origin < L crematus, pp. of cremare, to burn < IE base ker-, to burn > hearth, L carbo, coal In other languages cremate British English: cremate VERB When someone is cremated*, their dead body is burned, usually as part of a funeral service. She wants her husband to be cremated. American English: cremate Brazilian Portuguese: cremar Chinese: 火化 European Spanish: incinerar French: incinérer German: einäschern Italian: cremare Japanese: 火葬にする Korean: 화장되다 European Portuguese: cremar Latin American Spanish: incinerar Chinese translation of 'cremate' cremate (krɪˈmeɪt) vt 火化 (huǒhuà)
随便看	in the hot seat in the hunt in the imperative in the imperfect in the interest of in-the-interest-of in the interest(s) of in the interests of/in the interest of in-the-interests-of-in-the-interest-of in the interests of stability/security in the interim in the know in the lap of luxury in-the-lap-of-luxury in the lap of the gods in the large in the last analysis in-the-last-analysis in the last or final analysis in the last resort in the latest style in the least in the light of in the light of something in-the-light-of-something

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