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Verb
/kəmˈbəst/,
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combusted, past participle; combusted, past tense; combusting, present participle; combusts, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Consume by fire

  2. Be consumed by fire

  1. burn: cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
  2. erupt: start to burn or burst into flames; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
  3. flip one's lid: get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
  4. cause to become violent or angry; "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
  5. burn: undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"
  6. In astrology, Combustion occurs when the unassisted view of a planet from the earth is obscured by the light of the sun.
  7. (Combusting) Combustion or burning is the sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat and conversion of chemical species. The release of heat can result in the production of light in the form of either glowing or a flame. ...
  8. To burn; to catch fire; Burnt; In close conjunction with the sun (so that its astrological influence is "burnt up"), sometimes specified to be within 8 degrees 30'
  9. (combusted) dusted, incrusted, rusted
  10. A planet that forms a conjunction with the Sun within orb of between 31' to 3° is said to be combust. The energy of a combust planet is integrated with that of the Sun in such a way that the planet does not operate independently.
  11. A Planet is said to be Combust of the Sun, when in the same Sign where the Sun is in, he is not distant from the Sun eight degrees and thirty minutes, either before or after the Sun; as Jupiter in the tenth degree of Aries, and Sun in the eighteenth of Aries; here Jupiter is Combust: or let the ...
  12. A form of debility that befalls a planet because it is "burned" by the Sun. Technically, within 8 degrees either side.
  13. A term to describe a planet extremely close to the Sun. The meaning of "close" varies from one astrologer to the next, but is typically within 3 to 8 degrees of the Sun. ...