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cremate

/ˈkriː.meɪt/

Translations

cremateverb

cremated

Past Simple

cremated

Past Participle

cremating

Gerund

/ˈkriː.meɪt/

They decided to cremate the body after the funeral.

Они решили кремировать тело после похорон.

Synonyms

reduce to ashes

dispose of by fire

cremateverb

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.