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cremated

/ˈkriː.meɪ.tɪd/

Translations

crematedpast participle

Past-participle adjective derived from the verb “cremate”, used attributively or predicatively (e.g. “cremated remains”).

incinéréSe dit surtout des restes humains réduits en cendres par le feu dans le cadre d’une incinération funéraire.

The cremated remains were placed in an urn and given to the family.

Les restes incinérés ont été placés dans une urne et remis à la famille.

Synonyms

reduced to ashes

turned to ashes

consumed by fire

cremateverb

cremated

Past Simple

cremated

Past Simple

cremated

Past Participle

cremating

Gerund

/ˈkriː.meɪt/

crématiserSe dit surtout d’un corps humain après le décès.

They decided to cremate their grandfather according to his wishes.

Ils ont décidé de crématiser leur grand-père conformément à ses volontés.

Additional translations

incinérerS’emploie aussi pour des objets ou des documents brûlés complètement.

Synonyms

dispose of by fire

reduce to ashes

crematedpast participle

Reduced to ashes by burning, especially as a funeral practice.

The cremated remains were placed in an urn and given to the family.

cremateverb

To burn a dead body to ashes, typically as part of a funeral rite.

They decided to cremate their grandfather according to his wishes.

To burn something completely, reducing it to ashes.

The intense fire cremated the confidential documents within minutes.