to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance
the fans are used to odorize the air outside the confectioner's shop in order to lure more passersby
Yes, the mighty lavender—a favorite of humans and pollinators alike—is an all-year bloomer, and its amazing purple flowers will naturally scent your home daily.
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Kate Nateras,
Architectural Digest,
10 June 2026
This can quickly scent the air without lighting or spraying anything, and works particularly well with a strong, fresh scent like lemon or orange.
Fresh lavender and lemon zest get rubbed into the sugar with your hands—a simple trick that perfumes the blueberry-peach filling with floral, citrusy notes.
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Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
To Curaçao, where the air was perfumed with dama di anochi blossoms and the night was navy blue.
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