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incrust

in·crust
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-kruhst]
    • /ɪnˈkrʌst/
    • /ˌɪn.ˈkrəst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-kruhst]
    • /ɪnˈkrʌst/

Definitions of incrust word

  • verb with object incrust to cover or line with a crust or hard coating. 1
  • verb with object incrust to form into a crust. 1
  • verb with object incrust to deposit as a crust. 1
  • verb without object incrust to form a crust: They scraped off the barnacles that always incrusted on the ship's hull. 1
  • noun incrust To encrust. 1
  • verb transitive incrust encrust 0

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Origin of incrust

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
From the Latin word incrustāre, dating back to 1635-45. See in-2, crust

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Parts of speech for Incrust

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

incrust popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

incrust usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for incrust

verb incrust

  • laminate — to separate or split into thin layers.
  • cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
  • paint — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
  • glaze — to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.
  • smear — to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread.

Antonyms for incrust

verb incrust

  • strip — to cut, tear, or form into strips.
  • uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
  • reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
  • dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.

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