Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to incense
Participle: incensed
Gerund: incensing
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | incense |
| you | incense |
| he;she;it | incenses |
| we | incense |
| you | incense |
| they | incense |
Perfect
| I | have incensed |
| you | have incensed |
| he;she;it | has incensed |
| we | have incensed |
| you | have incensed |
| they | have incensed |
Past
| I | incensed |
| you | incensed |
| he;she;it | incensed |
| we | incensed |
| you | incensed |
| they | incensed |
Pluperfect
| I | had incensed |
| you | had incensed |
| he;she;it | had incensed |
| we | had incensed |
| you | had incensed |
| they | had incensed |
Future
| I | will incense |
| you | will incense |
| he;she;it | will incense |
| we | will incense |
| you | will incense |
| they | will incense |
Future Perfect
| I | will have incensed |
| you | will have incensed |
| he;she;it | will have incensed |
| we | will have incensed |
| you | will have incensed |
| they | will have incensed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | incense |
| you | incense |
| he;she;it | incense |
| we | incense |
| you | incense |
| they | incense |
Perfect
| I | have incensed |
| you | have incensed |
| he;she;it | have incensed |
| we | have incensed |
| you | have incensed |
| they | have incensed |
Imperfect
| I | incensed |
| you | incensed |
| he;she;it | incensed |
| we | incensed |
| you | incensed |
| they | incensed |
Pluperfect
| I | had incensed |
| you | had incensed |
| he;she;it | had incensed |
| we | had incensed |
| you | had incensed |
| they | had incensed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would incense |
| you | would incense |
| he;she;it | would incense |
| we | would incense |
| you | would incense |
| they | would incense |
Perfect
| I | would have incensed |
| you | would have incensed |
| he;she;it | would have incensed |
| we | would have incensed |
| you | would have incensed |
| they | would have incensed |
Imperative
| you | incense |
| we | Let's incense |
| you | incense |
Verbs conjugated like 'incense'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'incense'
encense,
insense,
cense,
incase,
incend,
incent,
incest,
inchase,
incise,
inclose,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- To anger or infuriate
- enrage
- To incite, stimulate.
- thrill
- anger
- enrage, infuriate, exasperate, madden, excite, inflame, irritate, vex
Antonyms
- anger
- forbearance, patience, calmness, clemency
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1290, from O.Fr.
encens "sweet-smelling substance," from L.L.
incensum (nom.
incensus) "burnt incense," lit. "something burnt," neut. pp. of L.
incendere "set on fire," from
in- "in" +
*candere "to set alight" (see incendiary).
2. From Middle English encens, from Old French encens (“sweet-smelling substance”) from Late Latin incensum (“burnt incense”, literally “something burnt”), neuter past participle of incendō (“to set on fire”). Compare incendiary. Doublet of incienso. Displaced native Old English rēcels.
Verbs referencing "incense"
Spanish
encender.
Sample Sentences
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Tom stood silent. “ D’ye hear ? ” said Legree, stamping, with a roar like that of an incensed lion. “ Speak ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)