combust

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb cause to burn or combust
  2. verb start to burn or burst into flames
  3. verb get very angry and fly into a rage

Etymology

From Middle English combust (“burnt”), from Old French combust, from Latin combustus, the perfect passive participle of Latin combūrere (“to burn up”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

burn

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