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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Incensed \In*censed"\, a. 1. Angered; enraged. 2. (Her.) Represented as enraged, as any wild creature depicted with fire issuing from mouth and eyes. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Incense \In"cense\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incensed}; p. pr & vb n. {Incensing}.] [LL. incensare: cf F. encenser. See {Incense}, n.] 1. To offer incense to See {Incense}. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. To perfume with or as with incense. ``Incensed with wanton sweets.'' --Marston. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Incense \In*cense"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incensed}; p. pr & vb n. {Incensing}.] [L. incensus p. p. of incendere pref. in- in + root of candere to glow. See {Candle}.] 1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn. [Obs.] Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labor to incense Thy glorious heap of funeral. --Chapman. 2. To inflame with anger; to endkindle; to fire; to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden. The people are incensed him --Shak. Syn: To enrage; exasperate; provoke; anger; irritate; heat; fire; instigate. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: incensed adj : angered at something unjust or wrong "an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory" [syn: {indignant}, {outraged}, {umbrageous}]
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