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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Muldoon was cremated Tuesday, according to People.
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Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Muldoon’s death certificate also noted that he was cremated on Tuesday, according to People.
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Muldoon's remains were cremated on Tuesday, April 28, according to the death certificate.
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And why was the would-be assassin’s body cremated so quickly without an autopsy?
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Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Muldoon’s death certificate also noted that he was cremated on Tuesday, according to People.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026
Muldoon's remains were cremated on Tuesday, April 28, according to the death certificate.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
And why was the would-be assassin’s body cremated so quickly without an autopsy?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
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 3 May. 2026.
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cremated; cremating
: to burn (as a dead body) to ashes
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