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Word: Combust
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 15th century: from obsolete combust ‘burnt, calcined’, from Latin combustus, past participle of comburere ‘burn up’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəmˈbʌst
Dialects: British English
Definition:
consume or destroy by fire
Short Definition:consume or destroy by fire
Examples:- when fossil fuels are combusted, oxides are emitted into the atmosphere
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