单词 | cremate |
释义 | crematev. To consume by fire, to burn; spec. to reduce (a corpse) to ashes. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > cremation > cremate [verb (transitive)] cremate1889 1889 Ann. Reg. 18 The body of the Marquess of Ely was cremated at Woking. Derivatives creˈmated adj. ΚΠ 1874 F. Hall in Nation (N.Y.) 19 425/1 Satî, or a woman who is cremated with her husband. 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 26 Dec. 6/2 Mortuary urns containing cremated Greeks' ashes. creˈmating n. and adj. ΚΠ 1878 Ann. Reg. 127 The construction of a cremating apparatus. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < v.1874 |
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