combust

Verb
  1. Cause to burn or combust (synset 202768426)
    "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
    causes: burn, combust - undergo combustion
    subtypes:
    same as: burn
    verb group: catch fire, combust, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire - start to burn or burst into flames
  2. Start to burn or burst into flames (synset 202766580)
    "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
    is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
    subtypes:
    • blow out - erupt in an uncontrolled manner
    • catch - start burning
    • light up - start to burn with a bright flame
    same as: catch fire, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire
    verb group: burn, combust - cause to burn or combust
  3. Get very angry and fly into a rage (synset 201799439)
    "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
    is a type of: rage - feel intense anger
    same as: 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
  4. Cause to become violent or angry (synset 201790238)
    "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
    causes: blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, combust, 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 - get very angry and fly into a rage
    is a type of: anger - make angry
  5. Undergo combustion (synset 200377673)
    "Maple wood burns well"
    is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
    subtypes:
    same as: burn
    verb group: burn, burn down, fire - destroy by fire

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