to perfume

Examples

• All

• Washed up, dressed in their best and, in some cases, perfumed, the seamen swaggered ashore.

  Fiction book (1990)

• I am not one to apply perfume to my neck.

• Esther perfumed herself for a whole year.

  Hawaii (1966)

• She had washed, dressed, and perfumed herself, and set out for the first day of classes.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Sissie perfumed the place.

  Fiction book (1990)

• She decided to perfume the cushions with a floral scent before the guests arrived.

• Before the interview, he took a moment to perfume himself to feel more confident.

• The artist liked to perfume her studio with essential oils to create a calming atmosphere.

Synonyms

S

to scent

vsto perfume

37 3.3

To add a smell to something, usually a pleasant one

is the general act of applying a pleasant fragrance to something

I

to incense

vsto perfume

1 7.4

To burn a scented material to make a place smell nice, often in a ceremony

is not restricted to burning materials or ritual contexts

M

to musk

vsto perfume

1 8.6

To give something a strong, animal-like scent

uses pleasant fragrances generally rather than a single animal smell

A

to aromatize

vsto perfume

7.2

Fill the air with a pleasant smell from herbs or oils

focuses more on applying fragrance directly to an object or surface

C

to cologne

vsto perfume

7.4

To put a light-smelling liquid on your skin to smell nice

is broader, applying pleasant fragrance to objects as well as people

P

to pomander

vsto perfume

• Archaic

9.9

To make clothes or a room smell nice using a small scented ball

is more general and not tied to a particular method or object

O

to odorize

vsto perfume

• Specialized

7.1

To give something a smell by adding a chemical

aims to create a pleasant fragrance rather than merely adding any smell

Compounds

W

whiff of perfume

1 3.0

A short soft smell of perfume in the air

How Scented

to perfume

2 3.7

to scent

37 3.3

Surface Forms

Etymology