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cremates

cremates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cremate.

Meaning of cremate

Verb

cremate (third-person singular simple present cremates, present participle cremating, simple past and past participle cremated)

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

Questions about cremates

What is cremates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cremates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cremate.

Words near cremates in the dictionary

  1. cremasterial
  2. cremasteric
  3. cremasters
  4. cremate
  5. cremated
  6. cremates
  7. cremating
  8. cremation
  9. cremation oven
  10. cremation ovens
  11. cremationism

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