combust

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kəmˈbʌst/

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• Hyphenation: com‧bust

Verb

Plain form combust

Third-person singular combusts

Past tense combusted

Past participle combusted

Present participle combusting

1. If something combusts, it burns or catches fire.

Related words

• combustion
• combustible