Incense vs Instigate - What's the difference?

Incense is a synonym of instigate.

is that incense is to anger or infuriate while instigate is to goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite.

is a perfume used in the rites of various religions.

(wikipedia incense)

A perfume used in the rites of various religions.

* incense boat * incense cedar

To anger or infuriate.

I think it would incense him to learn the truth.

(archaic) To incite, stimulate.

To offer incense to.

(Chaucer)

To perfume with, or as with, incense.

* Marston

Incensed with wanton sweetes.

(obsolete) To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn.

* Chapman

Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labour to incense / Thy glorious heap of funeral.

(Webster 1913)

(instigat)

To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite.

He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very extent of their malignity. -Bp. Warburton.

Commonly used with reference to evil actions; as, to instigate one to a crime.

* (to goad or urge forward): animate, encourage, impel, incite, provoke, spur, stimulate, tempt, urge

* (to goad or urge forward): halt, prevent, stop

* instigation * instigator

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