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burn down vs cremate

cremate vs burn down

burn down and cremate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
burn down No No Yes No
cremate No No Yes No
As verbs, cremate is a hyponym of burn down; that is, cremate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than burn down:
  • burn down: destroy by fire
  • cremate: reduce to ashes
Other hyponyms of burn down include backfire, torch, scorch.
burn down (verb) cremate (verb)
burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire reduce to ashes
destroy by fire
Difference between burn down and cremate

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