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Definition of Combust
Combust Combust Com*bust", a. [L. combustus, p. p. of comburere to
burn up; com- + burere (only in comp.), of uncertain origin;
cf. bustum fineral pyre, prurire to itch, pruna a live coal,
Gr. pyrso`s firebrand, Skr. plush to burn.]
1. Burnt; consumed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. (Astron.) So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by
his light, as the moon or planets when not more than eight
degrees and a half from the sun. [Obs.]
Planets that are oft combust. --Milton.
