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Verb: cremate  'kree`meyt or kri'meyt [N. Amer], kru'meyt [Brit]
  1. Reduce to ashes
    "Cremate a corpse"

Derived forms: cremating, cremated, cremates

See also: cremation

Type of: burn, burn down, fire

Encyclopedia: Cremate