cremate
To burn something to ashesTo burn something to ashes.
» She cremated him against his wishes.
Она кремировала его против его воли. — Balamax
Она кремировала его вопреки его желанию. — corvard
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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. — Balamax
I don't want to be cremated.
Tom doesn't want to be cremated.
ruТом не хочет, чтобы его кремировали. — marafon
Tom is going to be cremated tomorrow.
ruТома завтра кремируют. — odexed
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