ignite vs combust

ignite and combust both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ignite	No	No	Yes	No
combust	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, combust is a hypernym of ignite; that is, combust is a word with a broader meaning than ignite:

Other hypernyms of ignite include burn.

As verbs, ignite and combust are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of ignite include catch fire, conflagrate, erupt, take fire.

ignite (verb)	combust (verb)
start or maintain a fire in	undergo combustion
arouse or excite feelings and passions	get very angry and fly into a rage
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat	cause to become violent or angry
start to burn or burst into flames	start to burn or burst into flames
	cause to burn or combust