To incinerate (a corpse).
[Latin cremāre, cremāt-.]
cremation cre·ma'tion (krĭ-mā'shən) n.cremator cre'ma'tor n.
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cre·mate (krē'māt', krĭ-māt') ![]() |
[Latin cremāre, cremāt-.]
cremation cre·ma'tion (krĭ-mā'shən) n.| Veterinary Dictionary: cremation |
Disposal of a cadaver by total burning.
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After the death of their dog, the family chose to cremate it and scatter its ashes at the beach where it had loved to play.
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
reduce to ashes
| Translations: Cremate |
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - brænde, kremere
Français (French)
v. tr. - incinérer
Deutsch (German)
v. - einäschern
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποτεφρώνω/καίω (σορό κ.λπ.)
Português (Portuguese)
v. - cremar
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - incinerar, cremar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kremera
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
火葬, 焚化
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 火葬, 焚化
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (시체를) 화장하다, (서류를) 소각하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 火葬にする, 焼却する, 火葬する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) حرق جثه ميت
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - שרף גופה
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