Brom swore after that he spoke only the truth, the truth that as he sat by my side praying for my soul, my body had combusted into flame, the fire rapidly engulfing my entire being.
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Combust
//kəmˈbʌst//
Synonyms for "combust" (69 found)
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13 translations across 7 languages.
Assamese
2 entries- জলা verb (burn)
- জ্বলা verb (burn)
Bulgarian
2 entries- запалвам verb (burn)
- изгарям verb (burn)
Finnish
2 entries- palaa verb (burn)
- syttyä verb (burn)
German
2 entries- in Flammen aufgehen verb (burn)
- verbrennen verb (burn)
Māori
2 entries- ngiha verb (burn)
- ngingiha verb (burn)
Persian
2 entries- آتش گرفتن verb (burn)
- بسوزم verb (burn)
Spanish
1 entries- combustionar verb (burn)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The audience combusts.
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Guianerius had a patient could make Latin verses when the moon was combust, otherwise illiterate.
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Who can discern those planets that are oft Combust, and those stars of brightest magnitude that rise and set with the Sun, untill the opposite motion of their orbs bring them to such a place in the firmament, where they may be seen evning or morning.
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