Meaning Of The Word Incense

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incense
uncountable noun: Incense is a substance that is burned for its sweet smell, often as part of a religious ceremony.
verb: If you say that something incenses you, you mean that it makes you extremely angry.

incense in American English 1
to make very angry; fill with wrath; enrage
intransitive verb: to burn or offer incense
noun: an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc
transitive verb: to perfume with incense

incense in American English 2
any of various substances, as gums or resins, producing a pleasant odor when burned: used in some religious ceremonies
to burn incense
to make fragrant with or as with incense; perfume
transitive verb: to inflame with wrath; make angry; enrage

incense in British English 1
noun: any of various aromatic substances burnt for their fragrant odour, esp in religious ceremonies
verb: to burn incense in honour of (a deity)

incense in British English 2
verb: to enrage greatly

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