# combust

> English word · Verb · IPA /kəmˈbʌst/ · frequency rank #56,674

## Definitions
1. To burn; to catch fire.
2. To erupt with enthusiasm or boisterousness.

## Etymology
From Middle English combust (“burnt”), from Old French combust, from Latin combustus, the perfect passive participle of Latin combūrere (“to burn up”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/combust