Combust
Combust verb - To be on fire especially brightly.
Usage example: anthracite, which is naturally hard, combusts more cleanly than bituminous coal
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Synonyms for Combust
Melt
Melt verb - To cease to be visible.
Both words in one sentence
- Xander reflects that if it's ever turned on, "it would either melt, spontaneously combust or pick up Radio Moscow".
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