† encentv.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
? transitive ? To excite. Only in enˈcenting n. (rare).
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c1400 Lay Folks' Mass-bk. App. iii. 125 Deuoute sterynge þorouȝ goostely encentynge of herte.
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v.c1400- to kick butt
- to kick down
- to kick down the ladder
- to kick downstairs
- to kick in
- to kick into the long grass
- to kick into touch
- to kick it
- to kick off
- to kick one's heels
- to kick or strike the beam
- to kick out
- to kick out on etc ass
- to kick out on her ass
- to kick out on his ass
- to kick over the traces
- to kick seven bells out of a person
- to kick someone out on etc ass
- to kick someone out on her ass
- to kick someone out on his ass
- to kick someone upstairs
- to kick something under the rug
- to kick the bucket
- to kick the can down the road
- to kick the can down the street