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encrust
en·crust (ĕn-krŭst′) also in·crust (ĭn-)tr.v. en·crust·ed, en·crust·ing, en·crusts also in·crust·ed or in·crust·ing or in·crusts 1. To cover or coat with or as if with a crust: tires encrusted with dried mud; legalities that were encrusted with tradition.2. To decorate by inlaying or overlaying with a contrasting material: encrust wood paneling with ivory. [Possibly from French incruster, from Latin incrustāre : in-, on; see en-1 + crusta, crust; see kreus- in Indo-European roots.]encrust (ɪnˈkrʌst) or incrustvb1. (tr) to cover or overlay with or as with a crust or hard coating2. to form or cause to form a crust or hard coating3. (tr) to decorate lavishly, as with jewels ˌencrusˈtation, ˌincrusˈtation nin•crust (ɪnˈkrʌst) v.t. 1. to cover or line with a crust or hard coating. 2. to form into a crust. 3. to deposit as a crust. v.i. 4. to form a crust. [1635–45; < Latin incrustāre] encrust Past participle: encrusted Gerund: encrusting
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I encrust | you encrust | he/she/it encrusts | we encrust | you encrust | they encrust |
Preterite |
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I encrusted | you encrusted | he/she/it encrusted | we encrusted | you encrusted | they encrusted |
Present Continuous |
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I am encrusting | you are encrusting | he/she/it is encrusting | we are encrusting | you are encrusting | they are encrusting |
Present Perfect |
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I have encrusted | you have encrusted | he/she/it has encrusted | we have encrusted | you have encrusted | they have encrusted |
Past Continuous |
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I was encrusting | you were encrusting | he/she/it was encrusting | we were encrusting | you were encrusting | they were encrusting |
Past Perfect |
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I had encrusted | you had encrusted | he/she/it had encrusted | we had encrusted | you had encrusted | they had encrusted |
Future |
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I will encrust | you will encrust | he/she/it will encrust | we will encrust | you will encrust | they will encrust |
Future Perfect |
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I will have encrusted | you will have encrusted | he/she/it will have encrusted | we will have encrusted | you will have encrusted | they will have encrusted |
Future Continuous |
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I will be encrusting | you will be encrusting | he/she/it will be encrusting | we will be encrusting | you will be encrusting | they will be encrusting |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been encrusting | you have been encrusting | he/she/it has been encrusting | we have been encrusting | you have been encrusting | they have been encrusting |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been encrusting | you will have been encrusting | he/she/it will have been encrusting | we will have been encrusting | you will have been encrusting | they will have been encrusting |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been encrusting | you had been encrusting | he/she/it had been encrusting | we had been encrusting | you had been encrusting | they had been encrusting |
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I would encrust | you would encrust | he/she/it would encrust | we would encrust | you would encrust | they would encrust |
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I would have encrusted | you would have encrusted | he/she/it would have encrusted | we would have encrusted | you would have encrusted | they would have encrusted | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | encrust - cover or coat with a crustincrustcoat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" | | 2. | encrust - decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)incrust, besetadorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" | | 3. | encrust - form a crust or a hard layerincrusteffloresce - become encrusted with crystals due to evaporationharden, indurate - become hard or harder; "The wax hardened" | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeIncrustationencrust
encrust, incrust (in-krŭst′) [L. incrustare, to cover with a rind or crust] To coat with a crust of debris, e.g., of lipids, proteins, salts, slime, or sugars.encrust
Synonyms for encrustverb cover or coat with a crustSynonymsRelated Wordsverb decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)SynonymsRelated Words- adorn
- decorate
- grace
- ornament
- embellish
- beautify
verb form a crust or a hard layerSynonymsRelated Words |