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cre⋅mate

  [kree-meyt]
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–verb (used with object), -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.
Origin:
1870–75; < L cremātus ptp. of cremāre to burn to ashes; see -ate 1

Related forms:
cre⋅ma⋅tion  [kri-mey-shuhn] , noun
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cre·mate   (krē'māt', krĭ-māt')   
tr.v.   cre·mat·ed, cre·mat·ing, cre·mates
To incinerate (a corpse).

[Latin cremāre, cremāt-; see ker-3 in Indo-European roots.]
cre·ma'tion (krĭ-mā'shən) n., cre'ma'tor n.
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Main Entry: cre·mate
Pronunciation: 'krE-"mAt, kri-'
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: cre·mat·ed;cre·mat·ing
: to reduce (as a dead body) to ashes by burning —cre·ma·tion /kri-'mA-sh&n/ noun
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