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# cremate

verb (cremate, cremates, cremated, cremating)

«cremate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To burn the body of a person who has died, until only ashes are left, as a way of saying goodbye instead of burying them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cremate/#m1)
2. (informal, joking) To burn food very badly: «You've cremated the toast!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cremate/#m2)

### In the lessons

In adult life, when someone dies their family may choose for the body to be cremated at a crematorium, then keep or scatter the ashes. Many Hindus and many Christians choose cremation; some faiths prefer burial. Phrases: «be cremated», «cremated remains», «scatter the ashes».

### Examples

- Grandpa was cremated, and we scattered his ashes by the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cremate/#x1)
- Some families choose to bury, and some to cremate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cremate/#x2)
- Hindus usually cremate their dead. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cremate/#x3)
- Her ashes are in a small box after she was cremated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cremate/#x4)
- Dad cremated the sausages on the barbecue! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cremate/#x5)
- The funeral was followed by a short service at the crematorium. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cremate/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun: cremation; the place is a crematorium. Usually passive: «He was cremated.» A sensitive word: be gentle when using it about real people.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cremate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cremate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cremate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cremate.html) on Mova free.