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Noun: incense  'in,sen(t)s
  1. A substance that produces a fragrant odour when burned
     
  2. The pleasing scent produced when incense is burned
    "incense filled the room"
Verb: incense  'in,sen(t)s
  1. Perfume especially with a censer
    - cense [archaic], thurify [archaic]
Verb: incense[2]  in'sen(t)s
  1. Make furious
    "The boy knew how to incense his mother";
    - infuriate, exasperate

Derived forms: incensed, incenses, incensing

Type of: anger, aroma, chemical compound, compound, fragrance, odorise [Brit], odorize, odourise [Brit, non-standard], perfume, scent

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