COMBUST

burn, combust

(verb) undergo combustion; “Maple wood burns well”

combust

(verb) cause to become violent or angry; “Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan”

erupt, ignite, catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate

(verb) start to burn or burst into flames; “Marsh gases ignited suddenly”; “The oily rags combusted spontaneously”

burn, combust

(verb) cause to burn or combust; “The sun burned off the fog”; “We combust coal and other fossil fuels”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

combust (third-person singular simple present combusts, present participle combusting, simple past and past participle combusted)

To burn; to catch fire.

(intransitive, figuratively) To erupt with enthusiasm or boisterousness.

Hyponyms

• deflagrate

• detonate

Adjective

combust (comparative more combust, superlative most combust)

(obsolete) Burnt.

(astrology) In close conjunction with the sun (so that its astrological influence is "burnt up"), sometimes specified to be within 8 degrees 30'.

Noun

combust

(obsolete) That which undergoes burning.

Source: Wiktionary

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Com*bust", a. Etym: [L. combustus, p. p. of comburere to burn up; com- + burere (only in comp.), of uncertian origin; cf. bustum fineral pyre, prurire to itch, pruna a live coal, Gr. plush to burn.]

1. Burnt; consumed. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. (Astron.)

Definition: So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by his light, as the moon or planets when not more than eight degrees and a half from the sun. [Obs.] Planets that are oft combust. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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