"encrust" meaning in English

See encrust in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪŋˈkɹʌst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-encrust.wav Forms: encrusts [present, singular, third-person], encrusting [participle, present], encrusted [participle, past], encrusted [past]
Rhymes: -ʌst Etymology: From French incruster, from Latin incrustare, from in- (“in”) + crustare (“to cover with a crust”). See crust. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|incruster}} French incruster, {{der|en|la|incrustare}} Latin incrustare Head templates: {{en-verb}} encrust (third-person singular simple present encrusts, present participle encrusting, simple past and past participle encrusted)
  1. (transitive) To cover with a hard crust. Tags: transitive Translations (To cover with a hard crust): хващам кора (hvaštam kora) (Bulgarian), incrustar (Catalan), encroûter (French), encrouter (French), überkrusten (German), verkrusten (German), incrūstō (Latin), skjerpe (Norwegian), brune (Norwegian), incrustar (Spanish)
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  2. (intransitive) To form a crust. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-encrust-en-verb-gOdwFK4F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 37 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 37 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 37 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 37 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 30 35 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 37 31
  3. (transitive) To inset or affix decorative materials upon (a surface); to inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object. Tags: transitive Translations (To inset or affix decorative material): инкрустирам (inkrustiram) (Bulgarian), incrustar (Catalan), incruster (French), kiver (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-encrust-en-verb-E~FtT~yd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 37 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 37 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 37 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 32 37 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 30 35 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 32 37 31 Disambiguation of 'To inset or affix decorative material': 3 3 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: incrust

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "To cover with a hard crust",
      "word": "skjerpe"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "To cover with a hard crust",
      "word": "brune"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To cover with a hard crust",
      "word": "incrustar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "inkrustiram",
      "sense": "To inset or affix decorative material",
      "word": "инкрустирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "To inset or affix decorative material",
      "word": "incrustar"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To inset or affix decorative material",
      "word": "incruster"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "To inset or affix decorative material",
      "word": "kiver"
    }
  ],
  "word": "encrust"
}

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