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in·cense ¹  (n-sns)

tr.v. in·censed, in·cens·ing, in·cens·es

To cause to be extremely angry; infuriate.

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[Middle English encensen, from Old French incenser, from Late Latin incnsre, to sacrifice, burn, from Latin incnsus, past participle of incendere, to set on fire; see kand- in Indo-European roots.]

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incense ¹

Noun

1. an aromatic substance burnt for its fragrant odour, esp. in religious ceremonies

2. the odour or smoke so produced

Verb

[-censing, -censed]

1. to burn incense to (a deity)

2. to perfume or fumigate with incense [Church Latin incensum]

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incense ²

Verb

[-censing, -censed] to make very angry [Latin incensus set on fire]

incensed adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	incense - a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight joss stick - a slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese stacte - (Old Testament) one of several sweet-smelling spices used in incense
	2.	incense - the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; "incense filled the room" fragrance, perfume, scent, aroma - a distinctive odor that is pleasant
Verb	1.	incense - perfume especially with a censer cense, thurify odorize, odourise, scent - cause to smell or be smelly
	2.	incense - make furious                         infuriate, exasperate anger - make angry; "The news angered him"

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incense ¹

noun perfume, scent, fragrance, bouquet, aroma, balm, redolence

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incense ²

verb anger, infuriate, enrage, excite, provoke, irritate, gall, madden, inflame, exasperate, rile (informal) raise the hackles of, nark Brit., Austral., N.Z. (slang) make your blood boil (informal) rub you up the wrong way, make your hackles rise, get your hackles up, make you see red (informal)

Translations

incense n [ˈɪnsɛns] → incienso

vt [ɪnˈsɛns] (= anger) → indignar, encolerizar

incense n [ˈɪnsɛns] → encens m

vt [ɪnˈsɛns] (= anger) → mettre en colère

incense n [ˈɪnsɛns]

vt [ɪnˈsɛns]

n → Weihrauch m;

(perfume) → Duft m

vt → wütend machen

incense n [ˈɪnsɛns] → incenso

vt [ɪnˈsɛns] (= anger) → infuriare

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incense

n incense [ˈinsens]

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