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cremated

adj.
C1 Advanced US //ˈkɹimeɪtɪd// UK //kɹɪmˈeɪtɪd// cre·mat·ed

adj. describing a body that has been burned to ashes after death. It is a common way to handle remains instead of burying them.

adj. referring to human or animal remains that have been reduced to ash through high-temperature combustion. Often used predicatively or as a participial adjective modifying 'remains'.


SIMPLE

The family kept his cremated remains in a beautiful urn.

CONTEXTUAL

After the ceremony, her cremated ashes were scattered over the ocean as she had requested in her will.

COMPLEX

The archaeological site contained several vessels holding cremated bone fragments, suggesting that the ancient culture practiced fire-based funerary rites rather than traditional inhumation.

Synonyms
Usage

Often functions as a participial adjective; frequently pairs with the noun 'remains' or 'ashes'.

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