cense

[ sens ]

verb (used with object),censed, censing.
  1. to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.

Origin of cense

1
1300–50; Middle English, aphetic variant of incense1

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cense

/ (sɛns) /


verb
  1. (tr) to burn incense near or before (an altar, shrine, etc)

Origin of cense

1
C14: from Old French encenser; see incense 1

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