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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The death certificate indicates Keaton, 79, has been cremated.
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Dan Heching, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The certificate also said that Keaton was cremated on Tuesday.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
By contrast, the remains of people who died from infectious diseases—if not embalmed or cremated—are subject to tighter rules and may require a CDC import permit prior to entry.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Their investigation leads them to Dayal (Soubin Shahir) and Simon (Nagarjuna), members of a crime syndicate using one of Rajasekar's inventions — a chair-like contraption with the ability to cremate bodies — for their own nefarious purposes.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Dan Heching, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
The certificate also said that Keaton was cremated on Tuesday.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
By contrast, the remains of people who died from infectious diseases—if not embalmed or cremated—are subject to tighter rules and may require a CDC import permit prior to entry.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Their investigation leads them to Dayal (Soubin Shahir) and Simon (Nagarjuna), members of a crime syndicate using one of Rajasekar's inventions — a chair-like contraption with the ability to cremate bodies — for their own nefarious purposes.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cremate. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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cremated; cremating
: to burn (as a dead body) to ashes
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