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in·crust

 (ĭn-krŭst′)
v.
Variant of encrust.
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incrust

(ɪnˈkrʌst)
vb
a variant spelling of encrust
inˈcrustant n, adj
ˌincrusˈtation n
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in•crust

(ɪnˈkrʌst)
v.t.
1. to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
2. to form into a crust.
3. to deposit as a crust.
v.i.
4. to form a crust.
[1635–45; < Latin incrustāre]
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incrust


Past participle: incrusted
Gerund: incrusting

Imperative
incrust
incrust
Present
I incrust
you incrust
he/she/it incrusts
we incrust
you incrust
they incrust
Preterite
I incrusted
you incrusted
he/she/it incrusted
we incrusted
you incrusted
they incrusted
Present Continuous
I am incrusting
you are incrusting
he/she/it is incrusting
we are incrusting
you are incrusting
they are incrusting
Present Perfect
I have incrusted
you have incrusted
he/she/it has incrusted
we have incrusted
you have incrusted
they have incrusted
Past Continuous
I was incrusting
you were incrusting
he/she/it was incrusting
we were incrusting
you were incrusting
they were incrusting
Past Perfect
I had incrusted
you had incrusted
he/she/it had incrusted
we had incrusted
you had incrusted
they had incrusted
Future
I will incrust
you will incrust
he/she/it will incrust
we will incrust
you will incrust
they will incrust
Future Perfect
I will have incrusted
you will have incrusted
he/she/it will have incrusted
we will have incrusted
you will have incrusted
they will have incrusted
Future Continuous
I will be incrusting
you will be incrusting
he/she/it will be incrusting
we will be incrusting
you will be incrusting
they will be incrusting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been incrusting
you have been incrusting
he/she/it has been incrusting
we have been incrusting
you have been incrusting
they have been incrusting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been incrusting
you will have been incrusting
he/she/it will have been incrusting
we will have been incrusting
you will have been incrusting
they will have been incrusting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been incrusting
you had been incrusting
he/she/it had been incrusting
we had been incrusting
you had been incrusting
they had been incrusting
Conditional
I would incrust
you would incrust
he/she/it would incrust
we would incrust
you would incrust
they would incrust
Past Conditional
I would have incrusted
you would have incrusted
he/she/it would have incrusted
we would have incrusted
you would have incrusted
they would have incrusted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.incrust - decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)incrust - decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
encrust, beset
adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
2.incrust - cover or coat with a crust
encrust
coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"
3.incrust - form a crust or a hard layer
encrust
effloresce - become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation
harden, indurate - become hard or harder; "The wax hardened"
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It was sufficiently incrusted to bear a pedestrian, but the poor horses broke through the crust, and plunged and strained at every step.
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The ridge which lay on the right of the travellers having now become very low, they passed over it, and came into a level plain, about ten miles in circumference, and incrusted to the depth of a foot or eighteen inches with salt as white as snow.
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We passed also a muddy swamp of considerable extent, which in summer dries, and becomes incrusted with various salts; and hence is called a salitral.
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