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comburing

comburing is the present participle and gerund of combure.

Meaning of combure

Verb

combure (third-person singular simple present combures, present participle comburing, simple past and past participle combured)

  1. (rare, transitive) To burn up, to burn away, to consume with fire.
    • Vſe combured Hartshorne, or pulveriſated Coralle in vvine.1599, The Boocke of Physicke, page 129

Questions about comburing

What is comburing the present participle and gerund of?
Comburing is the present participle and gerund of combure.

Words near comburing in the dictionary

  1. comburgess
  2. comburgesses
  3. comburimeter
  4. comburimeters
  5. comburimetry
  6. comburing
  7. comburivorous
  8. combust
  9. combusted
  10. combuster
  11. combusters

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