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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Rivero understood his son’s trepidation, having experienced the trauma of cremating his own father nearly 20 years earlier.
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Collin Blinder, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
The Health Science Center’s contracts with Dallas and Tarrant counties — which supplied it with unclaimed bodies — stipulated that human remains were to be cremated when the program was finished with them.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
By the numbers: About two-thirds of baby boomers, for example, would prefer to have their remains cremated, compared to Gen Zers, who are more likely to want a traditional burial.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Liam Payne’s family has not revealed whether or not his body will be buried or cremated yet.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2024
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Collin Blinder, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
The Health Science Center’s contracts with Dallas and Tarrant counties — which supplied it with unclaimed bodies — stipulated that human remains were to be cremated when the program was finished with them.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
By the numbers: About two-thirds of baby boomers, for example, would prefer to have their remains cremated, compared to Gen Zers, who are more likely to want a traditional burial.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Liam Payne’s family has not revealed whether or not his body will be buried or cremated yet.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Cremate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cremate. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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cremated; cremating
: to burn (as a dead body) to ashes
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