Incremate

Incremate
Incremate In"cre*mate, v. t. [Pref. in- in + cremate.] To consume or reduce to ashes by burning, as a dead body; to cremate. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • incremate — /inˈkri māt/ (obsolete) transitive verb 1. To burn 2. To cremate ORIGIN: ↑in (1) • • • incremāˈtion noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • incremate — v. cremate, incinerate, burn to ashes (i.e. dead body) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Cremate — Cre mate (kr? m?t or kr? m?t ), v. t. [L. crematus, p. p. of cremare to burn; cf. Skr. cr? to cook.] To burn; to reduce to ashes by the action of fire, either directly or in an oven or retort; to incremate or incinerate; as, to cremate a corpse,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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