Synonyms for cremate
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To burn something to ashes.
Related words
- Word family
- cremains cremator crematory cremation crematorium
Forms
- Past participle
- cremated
e.g. cremated → incinerated, bornt, cindered, forburnt…
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Cremate is now used specifically for consuming a dead body by intense heat. To incinerate is to reduce to ashes; the sense differs little from that of cremate, but it is in less popular use.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- incinerate Fadil wanted to incinerate Layla's body.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cremate | rising | |
| incinerate | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- born1
- 6 letters
- cinder2
- 7 letters
- forburn
- 10 letters
- incinerate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cinder2 = 2 syllables).