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cense (sĕns) tr.v. censed ,
cens·ing ,
cens·es 1. To perfume with incense.
2. To burn incense to.
[Middle English censen , short for encensen , from encens , incense ; see incense 2 .]
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cense (sɛns ) vb (Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr ) to burn incense near or before (an altar, shrine, etc)
[C14: from Old French encenser; see incense1 ]
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cense (sɛns) v.t. censed, cens•ing. to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
[1300–50; Middle English, aph. variant of
incense 1 ]
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cense Past participle: censedGerund: censingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I cense you cense he/she/it censes we cense you cense they cense
Preterite I censed you censed he/she/it censed we censed you censed they censed
Present Continuous I am censing you are censing he/she/it is censing we are censing you are censing they are censing
Present Perfect I have censed you have censed he/she/it has censed we have censed you have censed they have censed
Past Continuous I was censing you were censing he/she/it was censing we were censing you were censing they were censing
Past Perfect I had censed you had censed he/she/it had censed we had censed you had censed they had censed
Future I will cense you will cense he/she/it will cense we will cense you will cense they will cense
Future Perfect I will have censed you will have censed he/she/it will have censed we will have censed you will have censed they will have censed
Future Continuous I will be censing you will be censing he/she/it will be censing we will be censing you will be censing they will be censing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been censing you have been censing he/she/it has been censing we have been censing you have been censing they have been censing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been censing you will have been censing he/she/it will have been censing we will have been censing you will have been censing they will have been censing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been censing you had been censing he/she/it had been censing we had been censing you had been censing they had been censing
Conditional I would cense you would cense he/she/it would cense we would cense you would cense they would cense
Past Conditional I would have censed you would have censed he/she/it would have censed we would have censed you would have censed they would have censed
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. cense - perfume especially with a censer
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