COMBUST


Meaning of COMBUST in English

[ kəm'bʌst ]

■ verb burn or be burnt by fire.

Derivatives

~ible adjective &noun

~or noun

Origin

C15 (earlier (ME) as ~ion ): from obs. ~ 'burnt', from L. ~- , comburere 'burn up'.

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