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incenses
We have found lemma(root) word of incenses : incense.
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[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)
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Origin
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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)
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Origin
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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)
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Origin
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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’
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