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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That’s because, as former employees explain in the series, Sconce’s team would cremate multiple bodies at a time—breaking a collarbone, arm, or leg to squeeze as many bodies into the oven as possible.
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 2 June 2025
The infant was scheduled to be cremated, according to the release, but the body was accidentally taken to Shreveport with a load of dirty linens.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
In a 2018 interview with LiveScience, microbiologist Rolf Halden, director of the Center for Environmental Health Engineering at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, said that properly cremated human ashes are not toxic and do not carry diseases.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
However, because the Romans cremated their dead for many years, archaeologists have not found many gladiator bodies.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
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Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 2 June 2025
The infant was scheduled to be cremated, according to the release, but the body was accidentally taken to Shreveport with a load of dirty linens.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
In a 2018 interview with LiveScience, microbiologist Rolf Halden, director of the Center for Environmental Health Engineering at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, said that properly cremated human ashes are not toxic and do not carry diseases.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
However, because the Romans cremated their dead for many years, archaeologists have not found many gladiator bodies.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cremate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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cremated; cremating
: to burn (as a dead body) to ashes
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