verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of combust form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

All synonyms

burncatch fireconflagrateignitetake firebake

Example

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"Tom's compost heap got so hot that it spontaneously combusted."

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