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cremate
verb
[ krɪˈmeɪt ]
• dispose of (a dead person's body) by burning it to ashes, typically after a funeral ceremony.
• "she had refused to have her husband cremated"
Origin:
late 19th century (as cremation ): from Latin cremare ‘burn’.