encrust

Meaning

1. (transitive) To cover with a hard crust.
2. (intransitive) To form a crust.
3. (transitive) To inset or affix decorative materials upon (a surface); to inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.

Synonyms

incrust

enchase

inlay

coat

🧥

crust

beset

face

flash

hard surface

line

overlay

pave

plate

spread

cake

🍰

causeway

crest

decorate

embed

Translations

incruster

überkrusten

incrustar

incrustar

verkrusten

verharschen

εμπαίω

encrasser

encroûter

incrostare

omkorsten

kabuk bağlamak

kabuk tutmak

غطّ

kaplanmak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪŋˈkɹʌst/

Etymology

From French incruster, from Latin incrustare, from in- (“in”) + crustare (“to cover with a crust”). By surface analysis, en- + crust.