cremate
verb
cre·mate
| \ ˈkrē-ˌmāt
, kri-ˈmāt
\
, kri-ˈmāt
\
cremated;
cremating
Definition of cremate
: to reduce to ashes by burning
cremate a dead body
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Other Words from cremate
cremation
\ kri-ˈmā-shən
\
noun
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noun
Examples of cremate in a Sentence
He wants to be cremated when he dies.
Recent Examples on the Web
Lanier’s interview by investigators came the day after agents searched the Orlando office for Fierle’s business, Geriatric Management, at 1646 Hillcrest St., finding the cremated remains of nine people. — Monivette Cordeiro, orlandosentinel.com, "Rebecca Fierle investigation: Former Orlando police homicide detective joins probe of embattled guardian," 8 Aug. 2019 Also in November, BuzzFeed reported that 911 bodies were cremated following Hurricane Maria without being examined, and that in many cases, funeral home and crematory directors believed that those people had died as a result of the hurricane. — Sheri Fink, New York Times, "Why Are the Death Tolls in Puerto Rico From Hurricane Maria So Different?," 2 June 2018 They were also told that the unused remains of their family members bodies would be cremated and returned to them, and many did receive boxes that they were told were their loved one's ashes. — Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, "Dismembered body parts sewn together like 'Frankenstein' at donation center, FBI found," 26 July 2019 His body was cremated and in the spring of 1988, just before opening day, some his remains were scattered by friends at Wrigley Field. — Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com, "You remember the late Steve ‘Go Cubs Go’ Goodman — he has a couple new CDs," 15 July 2019 Performing cremation views is designed, in part, to ensure the office does some type of investigation into deaths before a body is cremated. — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, "State looks to double cremation ‘view fee’," 1 July 2019 Mira Acharya, a director at Nepal's tourism department, told the New York Times that if families do not come forward to claim the remains, the bodies will be cremated. — Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, "4 bodies recovered from Mount Everest as Nepal seeks help in identifying dead climbers," 10 June 2019 Celestis also advertises its Earth Rise Service for $2,495, in which cremated remains or DNA get sent into zero G space and return to Earth. — Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, "SpaceX Falcon Heavy payload includes 152 human remains," 24 June 2019 According to the couple’s son, James Miyata, of Tucson, Ariz., his father’s body was cremated, just like his mother’s. — Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com, "Man scatters ashes of wife of 64 years at lake, then drops dead in the water," 22 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cremate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for cremate
cremate
verb
English Language Learners Definition of cremate
: to burn (the body of a person who has died)
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cremate
verb
cre·mate
| \ ˈkrē-ˌmāt
\
\
cremated;
cremating
Kids Definition of cremate
: to burn (as a dead body) to ashes
cremate
transitive verb
cre·mate
| \ ˈkrē-ˌmāt
, kri-ˈ
\
, kri-ˈ
\
cremated;
cremating
Medical Definition of cremate
: to reduce (as a dead body) to ashes by burning
Other Words from cremate
cremation
\ kri-ˈmā-shən
\
noun
\
noun
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