incense (v.) Old form(s): Incens'd
incite, urge, set on
KL II.iv.301[Regan to Gloucester, of Lear and his knights] what they may incense him to ... wisdom bids fear
MA V.i.224[Borachio to Don Pedro] your brother incensed me to slander the Lady Hero
R3 III.i.152[Buckingham to Richard] Think you ... this little prating York / Was not incensed by his subtle mother / To taunt and scorn you
Tem III.iii.75[Ariel to Alonso, Sebastian, and Antonio] The powers ... have / Incensed the seas and shores
WT V.i.61.2[Leontes to Paulina, of Hermione] She ... would incense me / To murder her I married
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