[ˈɪnsɛns], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a gum, spice, or other substance that is burned for the sweet smell it produces
(e.g: the sharp lingering sweetness of incense)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (originally as encense): from Old French encens (noun), encenser (verb), from ecclesiastical Latin incensum ‘something burnt, incense’, neuter past participle of incendere ‘set fire to’, from in- ‘in’ + the base of candere ‘to glow’

[ˈɪnsɛns], (Verb)

Definitions:
- perfume with incense or a similar fragrance
(e.g: the aroma of cannabis incensed the air)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (originally as encense): from Old French encens (noun), encenser (verb), from ecclesiastical Latin incensum ‘something burnt, incense’, neuter past participle of incendere ‘set fire to’, from in- ‘in’ + the base of candere ‘to glow’

[ɪnˈsɛns], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make very angry
(e.g: locals are incensed at the suggestion)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘inflame or excite someone with a strong feeling’): from Old French incenser, from Latin incendere ‘set fire to’