Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

insense

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-sense
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make to understand; to instruct.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

insenses (present, singular) insensing (participle, present) insensed (participle, past) insensed (past)

Questions

What does insense mean?
To make to understand; to instruct.
Where does insense come from?
From Old French ensenser (“to enlighten, to bring to sense”), from en- + sens (“sense”).

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