- Main Entry:
- cre·mate

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈkrē-ˌmāt, kri-ˈ\
- Function:
- transitive verb
- Inflected Form(s):
- cre·mat·ed; cre·mat·ing
- Etymology:
- Latin crematus, past participle of cremare to burn up, cremate
- Date:
- 1874
: to reduce (as a dead body) to ashes by burning
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cre·ma·tion
\kri-ˈmā-shən\
noun