CENSED

Verb

censed

simple past tense and past participle of cense

Anagrams

• scened

Source: Wiktionary


CENSE

Cense, n. Etym: [OF. cense, F. cens, L. census. See Census.]

1. A census; -- also, a public rate or tax. [Obs.] Howell. Bacon.

2. Condition; rank. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Cense, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Censed; p. pr. & vb. n. Censing.] Etym: [Abbrev. from incense.]

Definition: To perfume with odors from burning gums and spices. The Salii sing and cense his altars round. Dryden.

Cense, v. i.

Definition: To burn or scatter incense.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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