cremate
To burn something to ashesTo burn something to ashes.
» She cremated him against his wishes.
Она кремировала его против его воли.
Она кремировала его вопреки его желанию.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To burn something to ashes.
einäschern, kremieren
сжига́тьsžigátʹ, сжечьsžečʹ, испепеля́тьispepeljátʹ
reduce to ashes
(transitive)To incinerate a dead body (as an alternative to burial).
I want to be cremated when I die.
Examples
33 sentencesShe cremated him against his wishes.
ruОна кремировала его против его воли.
I don't want to be cremated.
Tom doesn't want to be cremated.
ruТом не хочет, чтобы его кремировали.
Tom is going to be cremated tomorrow.
ruТома завтра кремируют.
She cremated him within 24 hours of his death.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
First attested in 1889; borrowed from Latin cremātus, perfect passive participle of cremōFirst attested in 1889; borrowed from Latin cremātus, perfect passive participle of cremō (“to burn to ashes; to cremate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Forms
cremates, cremating, cremated, crematedSynonyms
15 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle