# cremate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɹimeɪt/ · frequency rank #82,200

## Definitions
1. To burn something to ashes.
2. To incinerate a dead body (as an alternative to burial).

## 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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cremate