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incensenoun a sweet or pleasant smellthe heavenly incense of spring flowers aroma, attar(also otto), balm, bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, perfume, redolence, scent, spice essence, odor fetor, malodor, reek, stench, stink excessive praisecount on the office manager to spread the incense whenever there's a visiting VIP from the head office adulation, blarney, butter, flannel(British), flattery, overpraise, soft soap, sweet talk, taffy allurements, blandishments, endearmentscaresses, compliments, congratulations, felicitations, greetings, regards, respectsadoration, idolatry, worshipfawning, sycophancy, toadyingcajolement, cajolery, ingratiation, smarmacclaim, applause, commendation, praise bad-mouthing, belittlement, depreciation, detraction, disparagement, put-down incenseverb1to make angrythe insult so incensed him that he had to be restrained from hitting the guy anger, enrage, inflame(also enflame), infuriate, ire, mad, madden, outrage, rankle, rile, roil, steam up, tick off affront, aggravate, annoy, burn (up), cross, exasperate, get, huff, irritate, miff, nettle, offend, peeve, pique, provoke, put out, ruffle, vexantagonize, embitter, envenom get one's goat, rub the wrong way delight, gratify, please allay, assuage, relievecomfort, console, sootheappease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placatecalm, lull, quiet, settlebeguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, disarm, enchant incenseverb2to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substancethe gift shop was heavily incensed with a cloying mixture of herbal essences odorize, perfume, scent stink up deodorize in the 13th century |