cremate
/krəˈmeɪt/verb
उच्चारण क्रमेट
दाह-संस्कार करना
Core word
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to burn a dead body, especially as part of a funeral ceremony
दाह-संस्कार करना
- cremated on the riverbank
- In Hindu tradition, the dead are cremated within a day.
- The body was cremated according to the family's wishes.
+ 2 more examples
- In many cultures, people are cremated after death.
- He asked to be cremated and his ashes scattered in the sea.
Synonyms burn incinerate
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cremate + object (transitive)
Cremate is always transitive: the body or the person is the object.
'Cremate' हमेशा transitive है: शव या व्यक्ति इसका object होता है।
- The family cremated him on the bank of the river.
- She was cremated according to her wishes.
be cremated (passive)
The passive is the usual form because the dead person does not act.
Passive रूप सामान्य है, क्योंकि मृत व्यक्ति स्वयं क्रिया नहीं करता।
- He was cremated at Manikarnika Ghat.
- The body will be cremated tomorrow morning.
cremate vs bury
Cremate means to burn the body; bury means to put it in the ground, and the two are not interchangeable.
'Cremate' का अर्थ शव को जलाना है; 'bury' का अर्थ उसे ज़मीन में दफ़नाना है, और ये आपस में बदले नहीं जा सकते।
- Hindus usually cremate their dead, while many communities bury theirs.
cremate + at / on / in + place
Prepositions give the site of the ceremony.
Prepositions समारोह का स्थान बताते हैं।
- The leader was cremated in the state's capital with full honours.
+Collocations 4
adverb + cremate
publiclywith full honoursprivatelyceremoniallyquickly
- The freedom fighter was cremated with full state honours.
cremate + object
a bodythe deadthe remainsa victima soldier
- The soldier's body was cremated in his native village.
cremate + preposition
on the riverbankat the ghatin a crematoriumby the familyaccording to custom
- He was cremated at the ghat by his sons.
wish / decide to be cremated
wish to be crematedask to be crematedwant to be crematedchoose to be crematedprefer to be cremated
- My grandfather had asked to be cremated near the Ganga.
“More examples 5
- The ashes of the person who is cremated are often immersed in a holy river.
जिस व्यक्ति का दाह-संस्कार होता है, उसकी अस्थियाँ प्रायः किसी पवित्र नदी में प्रवाहित की जाती हैं।
- After the funeral prayers, the old man was cremated by his son.
अंतिम प्रार्थना के बाद वृद्ध का दाह-संस्कार उसके पुत्र ने किया।
- Radhika read how ancient societies cremated their kings.
राधिका ने पढ़ा कि प्राचीन समाज अपने राजाओं का दाह-संस्कार कैसे करते थे।
- The body could not be cremated until the police gave their permission.
पुलिस की अनुमति मिलने तक शव का दाह-संस्कार नहीं किया जा सका।
- Electric crematoriums now cremate bodies faster than wood pyres do.
बिजली के शवदाहगृह अब लकड़ी की चिताओं से तेज़ी से शवों का दाह-संस्कार करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The body will be cremated tomorrow, after the family will arrive.
✓ The body will be cremated tomorrow, after the family arrives.
After 'after' in a future time clause, use the present tense, not 'will'.
Future time clause में 'after' के बाद present tense आता है, 'will' नहीं।
✗ He wished to be cremate after his death.
✓ He wished to be cremated after his death.
After 'to be' the passive needs the past participle cremated.
'To be' के बाद passive में past participle 'cremated' चाहिए।
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Synonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart cremate (burn a dead body) and bury (put in the ground).
Cremate (दाह-संस्कार करना) और bury (दफ़नाना) को अलग रखिए।