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en·crust
(ĕn-krŭst′) also in·crust (ĭn-)tr.v. en·crust·ed, en·crust·ing, en·crusts also in·crust·ed or in·crust·ing or in·crusts
1. To cover or coat with or as if with a crust: tires encrusted with dried mud; legalities that were encrusted with tradition.
2. To decorate by inlaying or overlaying with a contrasting material: encrust wood paneling with ivory.
[Possibly from French incruster, from Latin incrustāre : in-, on; see en-1 + crusta, crust; see kreus- in Indo-European roots.]
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encrust
(ɪnˈkrʌst) orincrust
vb
1. (tr) to cover or overlay with or as with a crust or hard coating
2. to form or cause to form a crust or hard coating
3. (tr) to decorate lavishly, as with jewels
ˌencrusˈtation, 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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encrust
Past participle: encrusted
Gerund: encrusting
| Imperative |
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| encrust |
| encrust |
| Present |
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| I encrust |
| you encrust |
| he/she/it encrusts |
| we encrust |
| you encrust |
| they encrust |
| Preterite |
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| I encrusted |
| you encrusted |
| he/she/it encrusted |
| we encrusted |
| you encrusted |
| they encrusted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am encrusting |
| you are encrusting |
| he/she/it is encrusting |
| we are encrusting |
| you are encrusting |
| they are encrusting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have encrusted |
| you have encrusted |
| he/she/it has encrusted |
| we have encrusted |
| you have encrusted |
| they have encrusted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was encrusting |
| you were encrusting |
| he/she/it was encrusting |
| we were encrusting |
| you were encrusting |
| they were encrusting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had encrusted |
| you had encrusted |
| he/she/it had encrusted |
| we had encrusted |
| you had encrusted |
| they had encrusted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will encrust |
| you will encrust |
| he/she/it will encrust |
| we will encrust |
| you will encrust |
| they will encrust |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have encrusted |
| you will have encrusted |
| he/she/it will have encrusted |
| we will have encrusted |
| you will have encrusted |
| they will have encrusted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be encrusting |
| you will be encrusting |
| he/she/it will be encrusting |
| we will be encrusting |
| you will be encrusting |
| they will be encrusting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been encrusting |
| you have been encrusting |
| he/she/it has been encrusting |
| we have been encrusting |
| you have been encrusting |
| they have been encrusting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been encrusting |
| you will have been encrusting |
| he/she/it will have been encrusting |
| we will have been encrusting |
| you will have been encrusting |
| they will have been encrusting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been encrusting |
| you had been encrusting |
| he/she/it had been encrusting |
| we had been encrusting |
| you had been encrusting |
| they had been encrusting |
| Conditional |
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| I would encrust |
| you would encrust |
| he/she/it would encrust |
| we would encrust |
| you would encrust |
| they would encrust |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have encrusted |
| you would have encrusted |
| he/she/it would have encrusted |
| we would have encrusted |
| you would have encrusted |
| they would have encrusted |
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Verb 1. encrust - cover or coat with a crust
2. [画像:encrust - decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)]encrust - decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
3. encrust - form a crust or a hard layer
effloresce - become encrusted with crystals due to evaporation
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