combust
pronunciation
How to pronounce combust in British English:
UK [kəmˈbʌst]
How to pronounce combust in American English:
US [kəmˈbʌst]
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- Verb:
- cause to burn or combust
- start to burn or burst into flames
- get very angry and fly into a rage
- cause to become violent or angry
- undergo combustion
Word Origin
- combust
- late 14c. as an adjective, "burnt," from Old French combust (14c.), from Latin combustus, past participle of combuere "to burn up, consume" (see combustion). Also an astrological term for planets when near the sun. The verb is attested from late 15c. Related: Combusted; combusting.
Example
- 1. Carbon dioxide results from complete combust of carboncontaining compounds .
- 2. I intend to forgive those ancestors who were misled into false ascension and combust .
- 3. I intend to send my combust ancestors for a full bardo and life review beyond death that did not occur at the time that they perished and within the aurora of earth .
- 4. What causes metal to combust ?
- 5. She is vulnerable due to the density that she has fallen into and all the forces that have preyed upon her over time that prefer her to combust and fail .