To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.
The hounds scented the fox in the woods.
To have a suspicion of.
I scented trouble when I saw them running down the hill towards me.
To impart an odour to.
Scent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation.
To have a smell.
To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
The act or process by which something is scented.