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The Meaning of incense
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(v. t.) To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.
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(v. t.) To inflame with anger; to endkindle; to fire; to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden.
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(n.) To offer incense to. See Incense.
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(n.) To perfume with, or as with, incense.
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(n.) The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity.
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(n.) The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.
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(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
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offense
,
pence
,
pense
,
pretense
,
recompense
,
sense
,
spence
,
suspense
,
tense
,
thence
,
whence