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   combust

   /kəmˈbʌst/

   verb

   • 1. consume or destroy by fire: "when fossil fuels are combusted, oxides are emitted into the atmosphere"
   • ▪ be consumed or destroyed by fire: "one day the whole building will combust"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from obsolete combust ‘burnt, calcined’, from Latin combustus, past participle of comburere ‘burn up’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. combustor noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • M

     3

   • B

     3

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

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