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cre·mate — … Useful english dictionary
cre — cre·ance; cre·at; cre·at·ed·ness; cre·at·ic; cre·atine; cre·at·i·nine; cre·atin·uria; cre·ation; cre·ation·al; cre·ation·ary; cre·ation·ism; cre·ation·ist; cre·ative·ness; cre·ativ·i·ty; cre·ator; cre·atress; cre·atrix; cre·dence; cre·den·da;… … English syllables
mate — ac·cli·mate; ap·prox·i·mate·ly; au·to·mate; car·ba·mate; case·mate; cen·tes·i·mate; cin·na·mate; col·li·mate; cope·mate; cre·mate; cyc·la·mate; cy·clos·to·mate; dec·i·mate; de·phleg·mate; de·plu·mate; des·pu·mate; des·qua·mate; epon·y·mate;… … English syllables
cremate — cre·mate … English syllables
cremate — cre·mate krē .māt, kri vt, cre·mat·ed; cre·mat·ing to reduce (as a dead body) to ashes by burning cre·ma·tion kri mā shən n … Medical dictionary
cremate — cre|mate [ krə meıt, kri,meıt ] verb transitive to burn the body of a dead person ╾ cre|ma|tion noun count or uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cremate — cre•mate [[t]ˈkri meɪt[/t]] v. t. mat•ed, mat•ing to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, esp. as a funeral rite • Etymology: 1870–75; < L cremātus, ptp. of cremāre to burn to ashes cre•ma•tion krɪˈmeɪ ʃən n … From formal English to slang
cremate — cre|mate [krıˈmeıt US ˈkri:meıt] v [T] [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of cremare to burn up, cremate ] to burn the body of a dead person at a funeral ceremony >cremation [krıˈmeıʃən] n [U and C] … Dictionary of contemporary English
Cremate — Cre mate (kr? m?t or kr? m?t ), v. t. [L. crematus, p. p. of cremare to burn; cf. Skr. cr? to cook.] To burn; to reduce to ashes by the action of fire, either directly or in an oven or retort; to incremate or incinerate; as, to cremate a corpse,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Incremate — In cre*mate, v. t. [Pref. in in + cremate.] To consume or reduce to ashes by burning, as a dead body; to cremate. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
