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Combust   /kəmbˈəst/   Listen
Combust

verb
1.
Cause to burn or combust.  Synonym: burn.  "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
2.
Start to burn or burst into flames.  Synonyms: catch fire, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire.  "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
3.
Get very angry and fly into a rage.  Synonyms: blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper, throw a fit.  "Spam makes me go ballistic"
4.
Cause to become violent or angry.
5.
Undergo combustion.  Synonym: burn.



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