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cremate vs burn down

burn down vs cremate

cremate and burn down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cremate No No Yes No
burn down No No Yes No
As verbs, burn down is a hypernym of cremate; that is, burn down is a word with a broader meaning than cremate:
  • cremate: reduce to ashes
  • burn down: destroy by fire
Other hypernyms of cremate include burn, fire.
cremate (verb) burn down (verb)
reduce to ashes burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire
destroy by fire
Difference between cremate and burn down

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