cremated

cre-mat-ed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    (past tense of "cremate") Disposed of a dead person's body by burning it to ite ash.

  2. 2.

    (past participle) Having been disposed of by burning.

Related words

Antonyms: buried, interred
See also: ashes, burial, cremate, cremation
Synonyms: burned, incinerated

Etymology

Past tense of cremate, from Latin cremare meaning "to burn." The practice of cremation has ancient origins but the English word dates from the 19th century.