单词 | reincense |
释义 | reincensev.1 rare. 1. transitive. To incense or enrage (a person) again. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > [verb (transitive)] > make angry > again reincense1592 1592 G. Harvey Foure Lett. iii. 20 Sir Iames Croft..was cunningly incensed, and reincensed against mee. a1618 J. Sylvester tr. G. Fracastoro Maidens Blush (1620) sig. A7v Who, re-incenst with ragefull Arrogance, Soone shew their Father, with his fatall Dreame, Their rancor. 1858 H. J. Coke Will & Way 79 Had Fabian been as cold as he was now impetuous, this behaviour was exactly what she would have adopted to reincense him. 1977 L. J. M. LaRue in C. V. Willie Black/brown/white Relations iv. 66 There emerged a new movement to reincense black women against black men and reopen the old wounds with salty agitation. 2006 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 6 Oct. (News section) The article had re-incensed her, 20 years on. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or consume by fire [verb (transitive)] > kindle or set alight > again rekindle1592 re-enkindle1601 reincense1609 relumea1616 relumine1630 reaccend1645 refire1656 relight1662 reflame1697 reillume1752 reignite1822 1609 S. Daniel Civile Wares (rev. ed.) viii. i. 203 She, whose beames do reincense This sacred fire. 1641 T. Beedome Poems sig. E6v What a shame Were it for thee to re-incense one flame From the declining sparke. 1839 C. Richardson New Dict. Eng. Lang. Re-incense, to kindle again, or rekindle; to heat again, to reinflame. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † reincensev.2 Obsolete. transitive. To offer incense before (a person) once more; (hence perhaps) to honour again.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iii. ii. 75 How shall I recompence these high shewn favours? How ever re-incense you for these savours? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < v.11592v.21654 |
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