combust
com·bust
verb \kəm-ˈbəst\Definition of COMBUST
: burn
Examples of COMBUST
- <anthracite, which is naturally hard, combusts more cleanly than bituminous coal>
Origin of COMBUST
Latin combustus, past participle of comburere to burn up, irregular from com- + urere to burn — more at ember
First Known Use: 15th century
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