cre ‧ mate /krəˈmeɪt, krɪˈmeɪt $ ˈkriːmeɪt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of cremare 'to burn up, cremate' ]
to burn the body of a dead person at a funeral ceremony
—cremation /krɪˈmeɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable and countable]