~ 1 [ 'ɪnsɛns ]
■ noun a gum, spice, or other substance that is burned for the sweet smell it produces.
■ verb perfume with ~ or a similar fragrance.
Derivatives
incensation noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. encens (n.), encenser (v.), from eccles. L. incensum 'something burnt, ~', neut. past participle of incendere 'set fire to'.
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~ 2 [ ɪn'sɛns ]
■ verb make very angry.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'inflame or excite with a strong feeling'): from OFr. ~r , from L. incendere 'set fire to'.