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cremate

/ˈkriː.meɪt/

cremateverb

cremated

Past Simple

cremated

Past Participle

cremating

Gerund

/ˈkriː.meɪt/

Translations

They decided to cremate the body after the funeral.

Они решили кремировать тело после похорон.

Definitions

To burn a dead body to ashes, typically as part of a funeral rite.

They decided to cremate their grandfather according to his wishes.

To burn something completely, reducing it to ashes.

The intense fire cremated the confidential documents within minutes.

Synonyms

reduce to ashes

dispose of by fire