cremate
verb (used with object)
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
cremated
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past participleof cremate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof cremate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
cremateverb (used with object)to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
Example Sentences
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Zhu died of an illness last week at 97, and will be cremated at a funeral in Beijing on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Authorities were tipped off to the crimes after one of the dog owners told authorities that they received a message from the trainer saying their dog had died in its sleep and was cremated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
They cremated their dead, spoke the Germanic ancestors of Old English and were pagans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Grecia's body, located Thursday, was taken by her father to be cremated in Caracas, while Víctor awaited the remains of his nephews and brother-in-law.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
All the bodies are cremated before being given a proper medical autopsy.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
