cense

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cense - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cense \Cense\, n. [OF. cense, F. cens, L. census. See Census.]
     1. A census; -- also, a public rate or tax. [Obs.] --Howell.
        Bacon.
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     2. Condition; rank. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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  Cense \Cense\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Censed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Censing.] [Abbrev. from incense.]
     To perfume with odors from burning gums and spices.
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           The Salii sing and cense his altars round. --Dryden.
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  Cense \Cense\, v. i.
     To burn or scatter incense.
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cense - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cense
      v 1: perfume especially with a censer [syn: cense, incense,
           thurify]