combust

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəmˈbʌst/ Rhymes: -ʌst === Verb === combust (third-person singular simple present combusts, present participle combusting, simple past and past participle combusted) (transitive, dated) To burn up, to burn away, to consume with fire. Synonyms: combure; see also Thesaurus:incinerate (intransitive) To burn, to be consumed by fire; to catch fire. Synonyms: go up; see also Thesaurus:burn, Thesaurus:catch fire Hyponyms: deflagrate, detonate (figuratively) To erupt with enthusiasm or boisterousness. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === combust (comparative more combust, superlative most combust) (obsolete) Burnt. (astrology) In close conjunction with the sun (so that its astrological influence is "burnt up"), sometimes specified to be within 8 degrees 30'. , I.iii.1.3: Guianerius had a patient could make Latin verses when the moon was combust, otherwise illiterate. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === combust (obsolete) That which undergoes burning. === Related terms === == Middle French == === Etymology === From Latin combustus, perfect passive participle of combūrere. Cognate with Italian combusto, Portuguese combusto, Spanish combusto. === Participle === combust m (feminine singular combuste, masculine plural combustz, feminine plural combustes) past participle of comburir (“to burn up, to burn away”) ==== Descendants ==== → English: combust