cremate

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Verb cremate has 1 sense

cremate - reduce to ashes; "Cremate a corpse"
--₁ is one way to burn, fire, burn down

Derived form: noun cremation₁
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot cremate Sue

Definitions from the Web

Cremate

Definition:

Verb:

To reduce a dead body to ashes through incineration

Senses:

1. To burn a deceased person's body to ashes as a part of funeral rites.

2. To incinerate an animal's remains after death.

3. To cause something to be consumed or destroyed by fire.

Examples:

1. As per his final wishes, John's family decided to cremate his body and scatter the ashes in the ocean.

2. The veterinarian offered to cremate the cat so that the family could keep the ashes in a memorial urn.

3. The forest fire quickly grew and threatened to cremate everything in its path.

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