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incensar

[ĩnsẽnˈsaɾ] seseante
[ĩn̟θẽnˈsaɾ] no seseante

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Del latín incensāre.

verb haber incensado · incensando · habiendo incensado · incensado · incienso · inciensas

Echar humo hacia una dirección con el incensario. He aquí su modo de ayunar. Nueve hombres ayunaban; otros nueve sacrificaban, incensaban; trece hombres más ayunaban, y trece sacrificaban, incensaban, ante 'Pluvioso', ante su dios
colloquial, figurative Alabar a un individuo con el propósito de obtener algo de él.

In English

incense transitive: to offer incense to / to perfume with, or as with, incense
butter up to flatter
flatter to enhance someone's vanity

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@misc{incensar_2026,
  title = {incensar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/incensar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}