cremate
verb (used with object)
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
will cremate
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future tenseof cremate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Rat Samakee temple will cremate 19 bodies in a simultaneous cremation ceremony Tuesday evening along with two other nearby temples that account for the other victims.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
From there, one of Eirene’s crematory partners will cremate the body, and a funeral director who works for Eirene will either drive the ashes to your door or send them via mail.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
“I was going crazy. Her father wasn’t there, he hadn’t even seen her face, and the priest was saying, ‘I will cremate her here.’
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
The family is expected to claim the body by a certain stipulated time, or the state will cremate the remains.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2015
