cremate

«cremate» in Mova's school dictionary: To burn the body of a person who has died, until only… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (cremate, cremates, cremated, cremating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To burn the body of a person who has died, until only ashes are left, as a way of saying goodbye instead of burying them. tree →

2) (informal, joking) To burn food very badly: «You've cremated the toast!» tree →

sense in the lessons

In adult life, when someone dies their family may choose for the body to be cremated at a crematorium, then keep or scatter the ashes. Many Hindus and many Christians choose cremation; some faiths prefer burial. Phrases: «be cremated», «cremated remains», «scatter the ashes».

examples

• Grandpa was cremated, and we scattered his ashes by the sea. tree →
• Some families choose to bury, and some to cremate. tree →
• Hindus usually cremate their dead. tree →
• Her ashes are in a small box after she was cremated. tree →
• Dad cremated the sausages on the barbecue! tree →
• The funeral was followed by a short service at the crematorium. tree →

note

Regular verb. Noun: cremation; the place is a crematorium. Usually passive: «He was cremated.» A sensitive word: be gentle when using it about real people.

In the corpora

• They share memories, sing or pray, and then the body is buried or cremated.
• At a Hindu funeral the body is usually cremated; traditionally the eldest son leads the rites, though today daughters sometimes do too.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «cremate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.