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 | ||