verb
start to burn or burst into flames
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Marsh gases ignited suddenly
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The oily rags combusted spontaneously
• Syn: ↑erupt, ↑ignite, ↑catch fire, ↑combust, ↑conflagrate
• Derivationally related forms: ↑combustible (for: ↑combust), ↑combustive (for: ↑combust), ↑ignitible (for: ↑ignite), ↑ignitable (for: ↑ignite), ↑ignition (for: ↑ignite)
• Hypernyms: ↑change state, ↑turn
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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phrasal : to catch fire
sulfur and quicklime, which took fire when exposed to moisture — Tom Wintringham
small number of students take fire from these courses — New Republic
immense crowds of people took fire and came alive under their leadership — John Reed
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take fire
▪ To become ignited
▪ To become aroused about something
● fire
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Brit. start to burn
Useful english dictionary. 2012.