incense
verb/ɪnˈsens/
/ɪnˈsens/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they incense | /ɪnˈsens/ /ɪnˈsens/ |
| he / she / it incenses | /ɪnˈsensɪz/ /ɪnˈsensɪz/ |
| past simple incensed | /ɪnˈsenst/ /ɪnˈsenst/ |
| past participle incensed | /ɪnˈsenst/ /ɪnˈsenst/ |
| -ing form incensing | /ɪnˈsensɪŋ/ /ɪnˈsensɪŋ/ |
- incense somebody to make somebody very angry
- The decision incensed the workforce.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2- He incensed people with the comments he made at the press conference.
- She was too incensed by what she had heard to answer.
Word Originverb 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’.Want to learn more?
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