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
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He wants to be cremated when he dies.
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Mahdi's body was cremated, preventing a second autopsy, Weiss said.
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CBS News, 8 May 2025
Lee said the remains of dead North Korean soldiers were cremated in Kursk before being shipped back home.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Of Père-Lachaise's 3,000 new occupants per year, nearly 2,000 are cremated in the cemetery's crematorium.
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Within two days, Stacy’s body was cremated, and Joshua filed a claim for her $250,000 life insurance policy.
Tipped off by Stacy’s mother, Suzie Robinson, that Joshua was having a relationship with a coworker, insurance investigators launched a probe into Stacy’s death.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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CBS News, 8 May 2025
Lee said the remains of dead North Korean soldiers were cremated in Kursk before being shipped back home.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Of Père-Lachaise's 3,000 new occupants per year, nearly 2,000 are cremated in the cemetery's crematorium.
—Heller McAlpin, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
Within two days, Stacy’s body was cremated, and Joshua filed a claim for her $250,000 life insurance policy.
Tipped off by Stacy’s mother, Suzie Robinson, that Joshua was having a relationship with a coworker, insurance investigators launched a probe into Stacy’s death.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cremate
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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cremate. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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cremated; cremating
: to burn (as a dead body) to ashes
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