scent vs cense

scent is a noun but cense is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scent	Yes	No	Yes	No
cense	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cense is a hyponym of scent; that is, cense is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scent:

Other hyponyms of scent include smell up, stink out, stink up, aromatise, aromatize, perfume, incense, thurify.

scent (noun)	cense (noun)
any property detected by the olfactory system
an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
a distinctive odor that is pleasant

scent (verb)	cense (verb)
apply perfume to	perfume especially with a censer
catch the scent of; get wind of
cause to smell or be smelly