English verb: encrust | |||
1. | encrust (contact) cover or coat with a crust | ||
Synonyms | incrust | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | coat, surface | ||
2. | encrust (contact) decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) | ||
Synonyms | beset, incrust | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament | ||
3. | encrust (change) form a crust or a hard layer | ||
Synonyms | incrust | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | harden, indurate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | effloresce | ||