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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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The Bureau of Land Management confirmed to USA TODAY that cremated human remains were found outside Searchlight, Nevada.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
They were both cremated on July 23.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The pair was cremated on July 23.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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cremated; cremating
: to burn (as a dead body) to ashes
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