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crematecremate /ˈkrimeɪt, krɪˈmeɪt/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYcremateOrigin: 1800-1900 Latin, past participle of cremare to burn up, cremate VERB TABLEcremate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | cremate | | he, she, it | cremates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cremated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cremated | | he, she, it | has cremated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cremated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cremate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cremated |
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| Present | I | am cremating | | he, she, it | is cremating | | you, we, they | are cremating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was cremating | | you, we, they | were cremating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been cremating | | he, she, it | has been cremating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been cremating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be cremating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been cremating |
THESAURUSproduce flames/heat► burn to produce heat and flames: The fire in the hills has been burning for a week. Some pine logs were burning in the fireplace. ► catch fire to start burning: The curtains caught fire, and suddenly the whole room was burning. ► burst into flames to quickly catch fire: When the match hit the gasoline, it burst into flames. ► light to make a fire, cigarette, or candle start to burn: Can you light the candles on the dining table? ► set fire to something to make something burn in order to destroy it: A protester set fire to a car parked nearby. ► ignite formal to start burning, or make something start burning: The spark ignited the gasoline. When the gasoline ignites, it burns quickly. ► be on fire to be burning and being damaged: The house across the street was on fire, so I called 911. ► be in flames to be burning – used especially in writing: When the fire trucks arrived, the whole building was in flames. ► blaze to burn brightly with a lot of flames and heat – used especially in writing: A big log fire was blazing in the fireplace. ► flare (also flare up) to suddenly begin to burn, or burn more brightly for a short time: He lit a match, which flared briefly. ► smolder to burn slowly with smoke but no flames: The camp fire was still smoldering the next morning. ► scorch to burn the surface of something and make a dark mark on it: The candle burned all the way down and scorched the table. ► incinerate to completely destroy something using fire: Some of the garbage is incinerated after it has been collected. ► cremate to burn the body of a dead person after a funeral: My grandmother wanted to be cremated when she died. to burn the body of a dead person after a funeral
► see thesaurus at burn1—cremation /krɪˈmeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |