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insense

insense verb: to make to understand; to instruct.

Verb

insense (third-person singular simple present insenses, present participle insensing, simple past and past participle insensed)

  1. (UK, dialectal) To make to understand; to instruct.
    • eagle eyes upon the insensed yet fearful monarch1825, Elijah Fenton, Mariamne

insense meaning in Tamil

insense in Tamil

குய்

Forms of insense

third-person singular presentinsenses
present participleinsensing
past participleinsensed
pastinsensed

Origin of insense

From Old French ensenser (“to enlighten, to bring to sense”), from en- + sens (“sense”).

Questions about insense

What does insense mean?
Insense means to make to understand; to instruct.
What is insense in Tamil?
Insense in Tamil is குய். See Insense meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is insense?
Insense is a verb.
What is the past tense of insense?
The past tense of insense is insensed.

Words near insense in the dictionary

  1. insends
  2. insensate
  3. insensately
  4. insensateness
  5. insensates
  6. insense
  7. insensed
  8. insenses
  9. insensibilise
  10. insensibilised
  11. insensibilises

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