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Censed vs Cense - What's the difference?

censed | cense |

As verbs the difference between censed and cense

is that censed is (cense) while cense is (obsolete) to perfume with incense.

As a noun cense is

(obsolete) a census.

censed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (cense)

    • cense

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To perfume with incense.
  • * Dryden
    • The Salii sing and cense his altars round.

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) cense, (etyl) cens, (etyl) (lena) census.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A census.
  • (obsolete) A public rate or tax.
    • (Howell)
    (Francis Bacon)
  • (obsolete) condition; rank
    • (Ben Jonson)
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    cense

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To perfume with incense.
  • * Dryden
    • The Salii sing and cense his altars round.

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) cense, (etyl) cens, (etyl) (lena) census.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A census.
  • (obsolete) A public rate or tax.
    • (Howell)
    (Francis Bacon)
  • (obsolete) condition; rank
    • (Ben Jonson)
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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