| 单词 | cremate |
| 释义 | cremate (once / 4815 pages) v When you cremate something, you burn it until only ashes are left. The word cremate is most often used to describe the ceremonial burning of dead bodies. If you burn a grilled cheese sandwich and there is nothing but black ashes left in the pan, you can say you cremated it. Usually, however, people use the verb cremate when they're talking about a practical or ceremonial burning of a body. Many people are cremated after dying, with their ashy remains either buried or scattered in a beautiful place. The Latin root word is cremare, "to burn or consume by fire." WORD FAMILYcremate: cremated, cremates, cremating, cremation, crematory+/cremation: cremations/crematory: crematories USAGE EXAMPLESAt least 14 women - presumably of high status - were identified from cremated remains buried at the site between four and five thousand years ago. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) At the funeral home before Mikaya, 24 years old, was cremated, her younger son, Reed, clung to her through the open casket. Wall Street Journal(Dec 15, 2016) “This is why Texas will require clinics and hospitals to bury or cremate human and fetal remains.” Washington Times(Dec 12, 2016) v reduce to ashes Cremate a corpse Hyper burn, burn down, fire destroy by fire |
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