cremate

Etymology

Latin cremō (“I burn (something) to ashes; I cremate (something)”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹimeɪt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɹəˈmeɪt/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /kɹəˈmeɪt/

Verb

cremate (third-person singular simple present cremates, present participle cremating, simple past and past participle cremated)

1. (transitive) To burn something to ashes.
2. (transitive) To incinerate a dead body (as an alternative to burial).

Anagrams

• ceramet, meercat

Verb

cremate

1. second-person plural present of cremare
2. second-person plural imperative of cremare

Anagrams

• certame

Verb

cremāte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of cremō