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verb (used with object), cre·mat·ed, cre·mat·ing.
1.
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
2.
to consume by fire; burn.
Related forms
un·cre·mat·ed, adjective
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Cremation
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
cremation
1620s, from L. cremationem (nom. crematio), from cremare "to burn," from PIE *krem-, extended form of base *ker- "heat, fire" (see carbon).
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