cense (redirected from censed)

cense  (sns)

tr.v. censed, cens·ing, cens·es

1. To perfume with incense.

2. To burn incense to.

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[Middle English censen, short for encensen, from encens, incense; see incense².]

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cense [sɛns]

vb

(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr) to burn incense near or before (an altar, shrine, etc.)

[from Old French encenser; see incense¹]

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Verb

1.

cense - perfume especially with a censer incense, thurify odorize, odourise, scent - cause to smell or be smelly