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| cre·mate [ kr màyt ] (past and past participle cre·mat·ed, present participle cre·mat·ing, 3rd person present singular cre·mates) |
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incinerate: to burn a corpse until only ashes are left
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| [Late 19th century. Either < Latin cremat- (see cremation), or back-formation <cremation] |
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  cre·ma·tor noun |
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