cremated; cremating
: to subject to cremation
especially
: to reduce (a dead body) to mostly tiny bits of bones resembling ash through exposure to flame and intense heat followed by pulverization of bone fragments
cremate a dead body
Examples of cremate in a Sentence
He wants to be cremated when he dies.
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It may be buried in the earth or sea, cremated, or otherwise returned to nature.
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Simone Talma Flowers, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Eddie was cremated, and Wolfgang took possession of his ashes.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
He was cremated on Saturday amid a large turnout by India’s fashion fraternity and a huge goodbye from celebrities and friends who shared their condolences and their memories of him.
—Mayu Saini, WWD, 3 Nov. 2024
Colorado funeral home owners accused of failing to cremate or bury nearly 200 bodies and misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds pleaded guilty Thursday to federal fraud charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Simone Talma Flowers, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Eddie was cremated, and Wolfgang took possession of his ashes.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
He was cremated on Saturday amid a large turnout by India’s fashion fraternity and a huge goodbye from celebrities and friends who shared their condolences and their memories of him.
—Mayu Saini, WWD, 3 Nov. 2024
Colorado funeral home owners accused of failing to cremate or bury nearly 200 bodies and misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds pleaded guilty Thursday to federal fraud charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cremate. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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cremated; cremating
: to burn (as a dead body) to ashes
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