cense

[ sens ]

/ sɛns /

verb (used with object), censed, censing.

to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.

Origin of cense

1300–50; Middle English, aphetic variant of incense¹

Words nearby cense

cenosite, cenospecies, cenotaph, cenote, Cenozoic, cense, censer, censor, censorious, censorship, censurable

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Example sentences from the Web for cense

In collecting these massive amounts of data and all those minute fluctuations, however, CeNSE needs human oversight.
Sensing Our Planet|Daily Beast Promotions|October 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Peter Hartwell is a distinguished technologist and the lead on HP Labs Central Nervous System for the Earth project (CeNSE).
Sensing Our Planet|Daily Beast Promotions|October 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Etymologically the words seem akin, cense being a tax or toll (cess), and tensare meaning to lay under toll or tribute.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert
Censer is apparently the name applied to one who pays a cense or cess.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert

A procession is made through each house to cense every room.
Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan|Clement A. Miles

British Dictionary definitions for cense

cense

/ (sɛns) /

verb

(tr) to burn incense near or before (an altar, shrine, etc)

Word Origin for cense

C14: from Old French encenser; see incense 1

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单词	cense
释义	cense [ sens ] / sɛns / verb (used with object), censed, censing. to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense. Origin of cense 1300–50; Middle English, aphetic variant of incense¹ Words nearby cense cenosite, cenospecies, cenotaph, cenote, Cenozoic, cense, censer, censor, censorious, censorship, censurable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cense In collecting these massive amounts of data and all those minute fluctuations, however, CeNSE needs human oversight. Sensing Our Planet\|Daily Beast Promotions\|October 20, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Peter Hartwell is a distinguished technologist and the lead on HP Labs Central Nervous System for the Earth project (CeNSE). Sensing Our Planet\|Daily Beast Promotions\|October 20, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Etymologically the words seem akin, cense being a tax or toll (cess), and tensare meaning to lay under toll or tribute. The Influence and Development of English Gilds\|Francis Aiden Hibbert Censer is apparently the name applied to one who pays a cense or cess. The Influence and Development of English Gilds\|Francis Aiden Hibbert A procession is made through each house to cense every room. Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan\|Clement A. Miles British Dictionary definitions for cense cense / (sɛns) / verb (tr) to burn incense near or before (an altar, shrine, etc) Word Origin for cense C14: from Old French encenser; see incense 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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