combust

(v) cause to burn or combust
- The sun burned off the fog
- We combust coal and other fossil fuels
burn,
(v) start to burn or burst into flames
- Marsh gases ignited suddenly
- The oily rags combusted spontaneously
catch fire, take fire, conflagrate, ignite, erupt,
(v) 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
blow a fuse, blow one's stack, 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, blow up,
(v) cause to become violent or angry
- Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan
(v) undergo combustion
- Maple wood burns well
burn,

burn catch fire take fire conflagrate ignite erupt blow a fuse blow one's stack 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 blow up

combustibility combustible combustible material combustibleness combustion combustive