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单词 cremate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cre•mate /ˈkrimeɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -mat•ed, -mat•ing. 
  1. to burn (a dead body) to ashes:He was cremated and his ashes were scattered over Lake Michigan.
cre•ma•tion /krɪˈmeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]For some time cremation was not permitted here.[countable]presiding over several cremations in one day.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cre•mate  (krēmāt),USA pronunciation v.t., -mat•ed, -mat•ing. 
  1. to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, esp. as a funeral rite.
  2. to consume by fire; burn.
  • Latin cremātus past participle of cremāre to burn to ashes; see -ate1
  • 1870–75
cre•ma•tion  (kri māshən),USA pronunciation n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cremate /krɪˈmeɪt/ vb
  1. (transitive) to burn up (something, esp a corpse) and reduce to ash
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin cremāre

creˈmation n
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