cremate

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1889; borrowed from Latin cremātus, perfect passive participle of cremō (“to burn to ashes; to cremate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹimeɪt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɹɪˈmeɪt/ (Australian) IPA(key): /kɹəˈmeɪt/ === Verb === cremate (third-person singular simple present cremates, present participle cremating, simple past and past participle cremated) (transitive) To burn something to ashes. Synonyms: burn away, cinder; see also Thesaurus:incinerate (transitive) To incinerate a dead body (as an alternative to burial). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== cremation crematorium ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === McAteer, ceramet, meercat == Italian == === Verb === cremate inflection of cremare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Anagrams === camerte, certame == Latin == === Verb === cremāte second-person plural present active imperative of cremō == Spanish == === Verb === cremate second-person singular voseo imperative of cremar combined with te