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COMBUSTS
Verb
combusts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of combust
Source: Wiktionary
COMBUST
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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