CREMATE Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

cremate

verb

Definition of cremate

as in to incinerate

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Recent Examples of cremate It was discovered that two of the dogs were cremated, and their cause of death was not revealed because they were cremated before authorities were alerted. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026 Investigators intercepted the bodies of nine of the dogs before they were cremated. — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 15 June 2026 If relatives aren’t found, the body is cremated and the ashes are stored for three years. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2026 The coroner’s office added that Kelly is expected to be cremated and that her husband, John Marsh, was present when officials arrived at her home. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cremate

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The truck eventually explodes, seemingly incinerating the T-1000.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
There’s Spokane, the growing eastern Washington city of 230,000 where fires this summer incinerated more than 800 structures.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of incinerate

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Then the blast hits, burning Sarah alive (actually a full-sized puppet) and reducing those children to ash.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
In Figments of Freedom, written, directed by and starring Webber, a Marine goes AWOL, burns his life to ash, and vanishes into America’s fractured heart.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

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The explosion, which involved more than a million pounds of fireworks, killed seven people and ignited a 78-acre wildfire.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
While Alaska’s smokejumpers waited for thunderheads to ignite fires, several of them worked in the loft, an airy room crammed with sewing machines and bolts of fabric on long tables.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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