cremation

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cre⋅mate

[kree-meyt]

–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-shuh

, 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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