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cre·mate
 cremate
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- pronunciation:
- kri
meIt
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cremates, cremating, cremated |
| definition: |
to burn to ashes, especially the body of a person who has died.
Some people are buried after they die, and other people are cremated. |
| related words: |
burn |
| derivation: |
cremator (n.) |
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