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The Meaning of incense

  • (v. t.) To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.
  • (v. t.) To inflame with anger; to endkindle; to fire; to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden.
  • (n.) To offer incense to. See Incense.
  • (n.) To perfume with, or as with, incense.
  • (n.) The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity.
  • (n.) The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.
  • (n.) Also used figuratively.

Synonyms

infuriate , thurify , cense , exasperate , aggravate , exacerbate , worsen , odorize , odourise , scent

Rhymes

bence , cense , cents , commence , commonsense , condense , defence , defense , dense , dispense , expense , fence , ferenc , flense , frankincense , hence , hense , immense , intense , mense , misrepresents , nondefense , offense , pence , pense , pretense , recompense , sense , spence , suspense , tense , thence , whence