"combust" meaning in English

See combust in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəmˈbʌst/ Audio: en-us-combust.ogg 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 38 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 38 4 Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences

Noun

IPA: /kəmˈbʌst/ Audio: en-us-combust.ogg
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 38 4

Verb

IPA: /kəmˈbʌst/ Audio: en-us-combust.ogg 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 Synonyms: go up, burn, combust 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), combustionar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-combust-en-verb-UeaklkJo Disambiguation of Combustion: 31 11 16 38 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Assamese translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 21 13 49 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 17 11 40 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 21 13 49 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 21 13 50 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Assamese translations: 8 18 15 41 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 18 14 43 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 18 15 41 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 17 15 41 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 8 18 15 41 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 8 20 14 41 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 20 13 44 16 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
Hypernyms: come into being, happen Hyponyms: deflagrate, detonate, burn up Derived forms: combustible, combustion, combustive, combustor, incombustible, spontaneously combust Related terms: burn, kindle [transitive]

Inflected forms

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