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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cre•mate /ˈkrimeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -mat•ed, -mat•ing. - 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 © 2024cre•mate (krē′māt),USA pronunciation v.t., -mat•ed, -mat•ing. - to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, esp. as a funeral rite.
- to consume by fire; burn.
- Latin cremātus past participle of cremāre to burn to ashes; see -ate1
- 1870–75
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