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bust
Third Person
combusts
Present Participle
combusting
Past Tense
combusted
Past Participle
combusted
1
to burn or explode as a result of a chemical reaction with oxygen
- The fuel will combust when it reaches a high enough temperature.
- If not properly stored, the chemicals can combust and create a hazardous situation.
- When exposed to heat, the paper will combust almost instantly.
- Scientists studied the conditions under which different materials combust.
2
to make something catch fire and burn
transitive
- The chemist carefully combusted the substances to observe the resulting reaction.
- The arsonist maliciously combusted the building using accelerants.
- The matchstick was struck to combust the pile of dry leaves.
- They used a torch to combust the old wooden debris.
- A chemical reaction was triggered to combust the fuel in the engine.
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