combust

Words with a similar base: combust

'combust'

[burn.v.05] as in: cause to burn or combust

Examples:
The sun burned off the fog
We combust coal and other fossil fuels

'combust'

[erupt.v.03] as in: start to burn or burst into flames

Examples:
Marsh gases ignited suddenly
The oily rags combusted spontaneously

'combust'

[flip_one's_lid.v.01] as in: get very angry and fly into a rage

Examples:
The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question
Spam makes me go ballistic

'combust'

[combust.v.04] as in: cause to become violent or angry

Examples:
Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S.

air attacks on Afghanistan

'combust'

[burn.v.03] as in: undergo combustion

Examples:
Maple wood burns well

Origins

					combust (English)
└── combūstus (Latin)

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