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incense

/ɪnˈsɛns/

noun

Meaning

  • A perfume used in the rites of various religions.

  • Homage; adulation.

verb

Meaning

  • To anger or infuriate.

    "I think it would incense him to learn the truth."

  • To incite, stimulate.

  • To offer incense to.

  • To perfume with, or as with, incense.

  • To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.