tr.v., -mat·ed, -mat·ing, -mates.

To incinerate (a corpse).

[Latin cremāre, cremāt-.]

cremation cre·ma'tion (krĭ-mā'shən) n.
cremator cre'ma'tor n.

Disposal of a cadaver by total burning.

IN BRIEF: To burn completely to ashes.

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

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - brænde, kremere

Nederlands (Dutch)
cremeren

Français (French)
v. tr. - incinérer

Deutsch (German)
v. - einäschern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποτεφρώνω/καίω (σορό κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
cremare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - cremar

Русский (Russian)
кремировать

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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