cremate
pronunciation
How to pronounce cremate in British English:
UK [krəˈmeɪt]
How to pronounce cremate in American English:
US [ˈkriˌmet,krɪˈmet]
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- Verb:
- reduce to ashes
Word Origin
- cremate
- cremate: see hearth
- cremate (v.)
- 1874, a back-formation from cremation. Related: Cremated; cremating.
Example
- 1. As in the current fukushima disaster , there was no fuel to cremate huge numbers of bodies .
- 2. We 'll bring down the body of a swiss climber who died in the mountain in 2008 and cremate it below the base camp for which we have got the family 's consent .
- 3. But the new york post reported yesterday that the family may cremate the body to evade regulations that prevent his burial at jackson 's neverland ranch . The paper reported the family would scatter his ashes there .
- 4. They don 't tell you how to react when you find yourself sitting on floral chairs in a dimly lit room in an avuncular funeral director 's office discussing why even though he is waiving his fee , it will cost almost $ 1000 for new york state to cremate your baby .
- 5. Station master ! You 'll have to cremate me !