combust.
To burn up, to burn away, to consume with fire.
Meaning & usage
To burn up, to burn away, to consume with fire.
To burn, to be consumed by fire; to catch fire.
To burn, to be consumed by fire; to catch fire. To erupt with enthusiasm or boisterousness.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin combustus Middle French combustbor. English combust From Middle English combust (“burnt”), from Middle French combust, from Latin combustus, the perfect passive participle of Latin combūrere (“to burn up, to burn away”, transitive), whence also English combure. The verb was originally transitive.
Burnt.
In close conjunction with the sun (so that its astrological influence is "burnt up"), sometimes specified to be within 8 degrees 30'.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin combustus Middle French combustbor. English combust From Middle English combust (“burnt”), from Middle French combust, from Latin combustus, the perfect passive participle of Latin combūrere (“to burn up, to burn away”, transitive), whence also English combure. The verb was originally transitive.
That which undergoes burning.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin combustus Middle French combustbor. English combust From Middle English combust (“burnt”), from Middle French combust, from Latin combustus, the perfect passive participle of Latin combūrere (“to burn up, to burn away”, transitive), whence also English combure. The verb was originally transitive.
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