🔥cremate

verb
/ˈkriːmeɪt/

Meaning

to burn a dead body to ashes as a funeral rite
to burn the body of a dead person until only ash remains

Example Sentences

According to his wishes, they cremated his body after the funeral.

They decided to cremate their relative according to tradition.

Synonyms

incinerate, burn, reduce to ashes
Entry 1
incinerate, burn, reduce to ashes
Entry 2
incinerate, burn, reduce to ashes

Antonyms

bury, inter, entomb
Entry 1
bury, inter, entomb
Entry 2
bury, inter

Collocations

cremate body, cremate remains, cremate after death, decision to cremate, cremation ceremony, cremate the body, cremate according to tradition, cremated remains
Entry 1
cremate body, cremate remains, cremate after death, decision to cremate, cremation ceremony
Entry 2
cremate the body, cremate according to tradition, cremated remains

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Coming to a halt or pause.

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