Synonyms

combust

American

[kuhm-buhst] / kəmˈbʌst /

verb (used with or without object)

to burn.

combust British

/ kəmˈbʌst /

adjective

astrology (of a star or planet) invisible for a period between 24 and 30 days each year due to its proximity to the sun

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verb

chem to burn

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Etymology

Origin of combust

1325–75; Middle English < Latin combūstus (past participle of combūrere to burn up, equivalent to com- com- + -ūs- variant stem of ūrere to burn + -tus past participle suffix; -b- by misanalysis of ambūrere, another derivative, as am- + -būrere )

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