What is a synonym for "cremate"?

Common synonyms include: burn, burn away, burn down, burn to a crisp, burn up, char up.

Cremate

//ˈkɹimeɪt// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
To burn something to ashes. transitive
2
reduce to ashes wordnet
3
To incinerate a dead body (as an alternative to burial). transitive
"I want to be cremated when I die."

Synonyms

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burn burn away burn down burn to a crisp burn up char up

Example

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"Sami was allowed to cremate his wife."

Etymology

First 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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