Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - incense
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Incense
incense
(incensing, incensed) 1. Incense is a substance that is burned for its sweet smell, often as part of a religious ceremony. N-UNCOUNT 2. If you say that something incenses you, you mean that it makes you extremely angry. This proposal will incense conservation campaigners. = enrage VERB: V n • incensed Mum was incensed at his lack of compassion... ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ at/by n, ADJ that
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English encens, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin incensum, from Latin, neuter of incensus, past participle of incendere to set on fire, from in- + -cendere to burn; akin to Latin candere to glow — more at candid Date: 13th century 1. material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned 2. the perfume exhaled from some spices and gums when burned; broadly a pleasing scent 3. pleasing attention ; flattery II. transitive verb (~d; incensing) Date: 13th century 1. to apply or offer ~ to 2. to perfume with ~ III. transitive verb (~d; incensing) Etymology: Middle English encensen, probably from Latin incensus, past participle of incendere to set no fire, provoke Date: 15th century 1. archaic to cause (a passion or emotion) to become aroused 2. to arouse the extreme anger or indignation of ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. & v. --n. 1 a gum or spice producing a sweet smell when burned. 2 the smoke of this, esp. in religious ceremonial. --v.tr. 1 treat or perfume (a person or thing) with incense. 2 burn incense to (a deity etc.). 3 suffuse with fragrance. Derivatives incensation n. Etymology: ME f. OF encens, encenser f. eccl.L incensum a thing burnt, incense: see INCENDIARY 2. v.tr. (often foll. by at, with, against) enrage; make angry. Etymology: ME f. OF incenser (as INCENDIARY) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. фимиам, ладан 2. благовоние от курения фимиама или ладана 3. воскурение фимиама (кому-либо), восхваление, лесть 4. курить фимиам; кадить 5. курить, воскурять фимиам; восхвалять, льстить 6. приводить в ярость, вызывать гнев; распалять I was incensed by him —- он привел меня в ярость ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) ладан, фимиам 2) attr. incense burner - курильница 2. v. кадить; курить фимиам Syn: see enrage ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 n a substance which has a pleasant smell when you burn it, and which is used in religious ceremonies ~2 v to make someone extremely angry (Spectators, incensed by the referee's decision, ran onto the field.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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