"combust" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /kəmˈbʌst/ Audio: en-us-combust.ogg [US] Forms: more combust [comparative], most combust [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌst Etymology: From Middle English combust (“burnt”), from Old French combust, from Latin combustus, the perfect passive participle of Latin combūrere (“to burn up”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁ews-}}, {{inh|en|enm|combust|t=burnt}} Middle English combust (“burnt”), {{der|en|fro|combust}} Old French combust, {{der|en|la|combustus}} Latin combustus, {{der|en|la|comburo|combūrere|t=to burn up}} Latin combūrere (“to burn up”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} combust (comparative more combust, superlative most combust)
  1. (obsolete) Burnt. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Combustion
    Sense id: en-combust-en-adj-sbbwc71X Disambiguation of Combustion: 31 11 16 37 4
  2. (astrology) In close conjunction with the sun (so that its astrological influence is "burnt up"), sometimes specified to be within 8 degrees 30'. Categories (topical): Astrology, Combustion
    Sense id: en-combust-en-adj-QQ3JVHYh Disambiguation of Combustion: 31 11 16 37 4 Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences

Noun [English]

IPA: /kəmˈbʌst/ Audio: en-us-combust.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ʌst Etymology: From Middle English combust (“burnt”), from Old French combust, from Latin combustus, the perfect passive participle of Latin combūrere (“to burn up”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁ews-}}, {{inh|en|enm|combust|t=burnt}} Middle English combust (“burnt”), {{der|en|fro|combust}} Old French combust, {{der|en|la|combustus}} Latin combustus, {{der|en|la|comburo|combūrere|t=to burn up}} Latin combūrere (“to burn up”) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} combust
  1. (obsolete) That which undergoes burning. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Combustion
    Sense id: en-combust-en-noun-Rwj2kF8l Disambiguation of Combustion: 31 11 16 37 4

Verb [English]

IPA: /kəmˈbʌst/ Audio: en-us-combust.ogg [US] Forms: combusts [present, singular, third-person], combusting [participle, present], combusted [participle, past], combusted [past]
Rhymes: -ʌst Etymology: From Middle English combust (“burnt”), from Old French combust, from Latin combustus, the perfect passive participle of Latin combūrere (“to burn up”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₁ews-}}, {{inh|en|enm|combust|t=burnt}} Middle English combust (“burnt”), {{der|en|fro|combust}} Old French combust, {{der|en|la|combustus}} Latin combustus, {{der|en|la|comburo|combūrere|t=to burn up}} Latin combūrere (“to burn up”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} combust (third-person singular simple present combusts, present participle combusting, simple past and past participle combusted)
  1. To burn; to catch fire. Categories (topical): Combustion Translations (burn): জলা (zola) (Assamese), জ্বলা (zola) (Assamese), запалвам (zapalvam) (Bulgarian), изгарям (izgarjam) (Bulgarian), palaa (Finnish), syttyä (Finnish), verbrennen (German), in Flammen aufgehen (German), ngingiha (Maori), ngiha (Maori), آتش گرفتن (âteš gereftan) (Persian), بسوزم (besuzan) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-combust-en-verb-UeaklkJo Disambiguation of Combustion: 31 11 16 37 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 22 12 48 14 Disambiguation of 'burn': 100 0
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) To erupt with enthusiasm or boisterousness. Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-combust-en-verb-LVSTYJET
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: deflagrate, detonate Derived forms: combustion, combustible, incombustible, spontaneously combust

Inflected forms

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