I. in ‧ cense 1 /ˈɪnsens/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: encens , from Latin incensus , past participle of incendere 'to cause to start burning' ]
a substance that has a pleasant smell when you burn it:
a church filled with the smell of incense
lighted incense sticks
II. in·cense 2 /ɪnˈsens/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: incenser 'to cause to start burning' , from Latin incensus ; ⇨ ↑ incense 1 ]
to make someone very angry:
Spectators were incensed by the referee’s decision.