incense
About 2.31 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt, often used in religious rites or for aesthetic reasons.
- noun The fragrant smoke released by burning incense (sense 1).
- noun Homage; adulation.
- verb To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.
- verb To anger; to infuriate.
I think it would incense him to learn the truth.
- verb To incite; to stimulate.
- verb To offer incense to.
- verb To perfume with, or as with, incense.
Similar words
thurify cense infuriate exasperate outrage cigarette burner perfume fragrant fragrance
Often followed by
and of to in is burner was burners on
Word family
incensed incenses incensing
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