cremate

(krē′māt′, kri māt′)

transitive verb cremated, cremating

to burn up, esp. to burn (a dead body) to ashes

Origin: < L crematus, pp. of cremare, to burn < IE base *ker-, to burn > hearth, L carbo, coal

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transitive verb cre·mat·ed, cre·mat·ing, cre·mates

To incinerate (a corpse).

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Origin: Latin cremāre, cremāt-; see ker-³ in Indo-European roots

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