What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Licensed vs Incensed - What's the difference?

licensed | incensed |

As adjectives the difference between licensed and incensed

is that licensed is (of a person or enterprise) having been issued with a licence (by the required authority) while incensed is enraged]]; [[infuriate|infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry.

As verbs the difference between licensed and incensed

is that licensed is (license) while incensed is (incense).

licensed

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of a person or enterprise) having been issued with a licence (by the required authority)
    • Only licensed exterminators can purchase rat poison in this state.
  • # (of a shop or restaurant) allowed to sell alcohol
  • The opening hours of licensed premises are restricted to prevent all-night drinking.
  • (of an activity) authorized by licence
    • Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river.
  • # (of a product) based on an existing piece of intellectual property and sold under licence.
  • Although they sell well, licensed video games are seldom critically acclaimed.

    • Derived terms

    * licensed victualler

    Related terms

    * eligible * qualified

    Antonyms

    * unlicensed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (license)

    • Anagrams

    * *

    See also

    * licenced

    incensed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Enraged]]; [[infuriate, infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=March 1 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Ferguson was incensed as referee Martin Atkinson pointed to the spot - and United's sense of injustice deepened when Nemanja Vidic was sent off in stoppage time after receiving a second yellow card for a foul on Ramires, ruling the centre-back out of the visit to Liverpool on Sunday. }}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (incense)