COMBUST


Meaning of COMBUST in English

/ kəmˈbʌst; NAmE / verb

[ v , vn ] to start to burn; to start to burn sth

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent.: from obsolete combust burnt , from Latin combustus , past participle of comburere burn up.

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