v.
Pronunciation: ' kr ē - ˌ m ā t, kri- '
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: cre · mat · ed ; cre · mat · ing
Etymology: Latin crematus, past participle of cremare to burn up, cremate
Date: 1874
: to reduce (as a dead body) to ashes by burning
– cre · ma · tion \ kri- ' m ā -sh ə n \ noun