encrust

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈkrʌst/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(en krust′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
en•crust  (en krust′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i. 
  1. incrust.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
encrust, incrust /ɪnˈkrʌst/ vb
  1. (transitive) to cover or overlay with or as with a crust or hard coating
  2. to form or cause to form a crust or hard coating
  3. (transitive) to decorate lavishly, as with jewels
enˈcrustant, inˈcrustant n , adj ˌencrusˈtation, ˌincrusˈtation n
'encrust' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cake - gunge - incrust - bark - coat - croustade - crust - patinate - rim

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