combust
To burn; to catch fire.
Other meanings
To erupt with enthusiasm or boisterousness.
Synonyms
- burn
Related words
- combustive
- combustor
- combustion
- combustible
- incombustible
- spontaneously combust
Word history
From Latin "comburo".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “combust” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.