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ENCRUST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Form a crust or a hard layer

Synonyms:

encrust; incrust

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "encrust" is one way to...):

harden; indurate (become hard or harder)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "encrust"):

effloresce (become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

encrustation (a hard outer layer that covers something)

encrustation (the formation of a crust)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cover or coat with a crust

Synonyms:

encrust; incrust

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "encrust" is one way to...):

coat; surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

encrustation (a hard outer layer that covers something)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)

Synonyms:

beset; encrust; incrust

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "encrust" is one way to...):

adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

encrustation (a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay)

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