combust

verb

/kəmˈbʌst/

Etymology

From Middle English combust (“burnt”), from Old French combust, from Latin combustus, the perfect passive participle of Latin combūrere (“to burn up”).

derived from comburo — “to burn up”
derived from combustus
derived from combust
inherited from combust — “burnt”

Definitions

1
To burn
To burn; to catch fire.
- Brom swore after that he spoke only the truth, the truth that as he sat by my side praying for my soul, my body had combusted into flame, the fire rapidly engulfing my entire being.
2
To erupt with enthusiasm or boisterousness.
- The audience combusts.
Burnt.
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1. 4
  In close conjunction with the sun (so that its astrological influence is "burnt up"),…
  In close conjunction with the sun (so that its astrological influence is "burnt up"), sometimes specified to be within 8 degrees 30'.
  - Guianerius had a patient could make Latin verses when the moon was combust, otherwise illiterate.
2. That which undergoes burning.

The neighborhood

synonymcatch on fire
synonymcatch fire
synonymcombust
synonymconflagrate
synonymfire
synonymgo up in flames
synonymgo up in smoke
synonymignite
synonymlight
synonymspunk
synonymtake fire
antonymburn out
antonymflame out
antonymgo out
antonymgutter
antonymsplutter
neighborburn
neighborkindle
neighborcome into being
neighborhappen
neighbordeflagrate
neighbordetonate
neighborburn up

Derived

combustible, combustion, combustive, combustor, incombustible, spontaneously combust

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA