combust in English

verb

1

consume by fire.

Researchers are trying to eliminate the flame, replacing it with a catalyst that combusts methane at lower temperature, emitting less smog-producing nitrogen oxide pollution.

verb

conflagrate, ignite, erupt, take fire, catch fire
burn
have a fit, hit the roof, flip one's wig, flip one's lid, fly off the handle, blow a fuse, hit the ceiling, throw a fit, blow up, blow one's stack, go ballistic, lose one's temper

Use "combust" in a sentence

1. Without his platelets, the serum will combust.

2. It's gonna combust if it's exposed to magnetic friction and an oxidant.

3. What does Combusted mean? Simple past tense and past participle of combust

4. The hybrid Convection/conduction heating system gets to temperature quickly, but won't combust your dry herb

5. Derivative of earlier combust, Combusted "burned, consumed," going back to Middle English combust, borrowed from Latin combustus, past participle of combūrere "to destroy with fire, reduce to ashes, …

6. South - central Europe is fighting a heat wave fierce enough to cause forests to combust.

7. Bomb Calorimeter: instrument used to combust food and measure the VO 2, VCO 2, and heat release

8. The Sun is considered generally benefic in Western Astrology, except when badly Aspected or in conjunction with another planet, which is then considered combust (burnt up)