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PRONUNCIATION OF ENCRUST

encrust  [ɪnˈkrʌst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENCRUST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Encrust is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb encrust in English.

WHAT DOES ENCRUST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of encrust in the English dictionary

The first definition of encrust in the dictionary is to cover or overlay with or as with a crust or hard coating. Other definition of encrust is to form or cause to form a crust or hard coating. Encrust is also to decorate lavishly, as with jewels.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ENCRUST

PRESENT

Present
I encrust
you encrust
he/she/it encrusts
we encrust
you encrust
they encrust
Present continuous
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
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I encrusted
you encrusted
he/she/it encrusted
we encrusted
you encrusted
they 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
Past perfect continuous
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will encrust
you will encrust
he/she/it will encrust
we will encrust
you will encrust
they will encrust
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
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 perfect continuous
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
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would encrust
you would encrust
he/she/it would encrust
we would encrust
you would encrust
they would encrust
Conditional continuous
I would be encrusting
you would be encrusting
he/she/it would be encrusting
we would be encrusting
you would be encrusting
they would be encrusting
Conditional perfect
I would have encrust
you would have encrust
he/she/it would have encrust
we would have encrust
you would have encrust
they would have encrust
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been encrusting
you would have been encrusting
he/she/it would have been encrusting
we would have been encrusting
you would have been encrusting
they would have been encrusting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you encrust
we let´s encrust
you encrust
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to encrust
Past participle
encrusted
Present Participle
encrusting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENCRUST


antirust
ˌæntɪˈrʌst
antitrust
ˌæntɪˈtrʌst
becrust
bɪˈkrʌst
crust
krʌst
distrust
dɪsˈtrʌst
duricrust
ˈdjʊərɪˌkrʌst
entrust
ɪnˈtrʌst
frust
frʌst
incrust
ɪnˈkrʌst
intrust
ɪnˈtrʌst
mistrust
ˌmɪsˈtrʌst
overthrust
ˈəʊvəˌθrʌst
piecrust
ˈpaɪkrʌst
rust
rʌst
subcrust
ˈsʌbˌkrʌst
thrust
θrʌst
trust
trʌst
unitrust
ˈjuːnɪˌtrʌst
untrust
ʌnˈtrʌst
upper-crust
ˈʌpəˌkrʌst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENCRUST

encradle
encraty
encrimson
encrinal
encrinic
encrinital
encrinite
encrinitic
encroach
encroacher
encroachment
encrustation
encrusted
encrustment
encrypt
encrypted
encryption
enculturate
enculturation
enculturative

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENCRUST

abdominal thrust
black rust
blind trust
blister rust
brain trust
brains trust
breach of trust
charitable trust
Civic Trust
closed-end trust
continental crust
cut and thrust
discretionary trust
Historic Places Trust
investment trust
National Trust
squat thrust
unit trust
upper crust
wheat rust

Synonyms and antonyms of encrust in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «encrust» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENCRUST

Find out the translation of encrust to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of encrust from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «encrust» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

结垢
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

encrust
570 millions of speakers

English

encrust
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चढ़ाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لبس بقشرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инкрустировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

encrust
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কঠিন আবরণে পরিণত হত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

incruster
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Encrust
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überkrusten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

encrust
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

외피를
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Encrust
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cẩn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கெட்டிப்படுத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घिरटया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaplanmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incrostare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

inkrustować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інкрустувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

împodobi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρούστα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

incrusteren
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

encrust
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

encrust
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of encrust

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENCRUST»

The term «encrust» is normally little used and occupies the 116.011 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of encrust
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENCRUST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «encrust» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «encrust» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about encrust

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENCRUST»

Discover the use of encrust in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to encrust and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pests of Crops in Warmer Climates and Their Control
Black Scale Coccidae India Encrust foliage Aonidiella orientalis (New.) Oriental Yellow Scale Diaspididae India Encrust foliage Aspidiotus destructor Sign. Coconut Scale Diaspididae India Encrust foliage MINOR PESTS Toxoptera aurantii ...
Dennis S. Hill, 2008
2
Palaeozoic Reefs and Bioaccumulations: Climatic and ...
Among these Frechastraea colonized all environments of the basin and was the main constructor of a biostromal reef in its northernmost proximal area, in the fair- weather wave zone. Corals did not encrust each other and therefore were not ...
J. Javier Álvaro, 2007
3
Marine Ornamental Species: Collection, Culture and Conservation
Acropora, Montipora, and Pocillopora rapidly encrust on the new substrate, and superglue can be used for reattachment. Encrusting growth should appear within 1 to 2 weeks, and at this time the fragment will have naturally bonded to the ...
James C. Cato, Christopher L. Brown, 2008
4
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Colorless crystals of analcite or colorless, light-brown, or dark-brown crystals of barite encrust calcite crystals in some of the cephalopods ; rarely, analcite and barite crystals are attached directly to the chamber walls. Of the nonmolluscan ...
5
Leak-free Pumps and Compressors
Neither the standard version of magnetic drive pump nor the design with plain bearing flushing using the process medium can be employed when the medium tends to encrust or stick. For such applications, and also for solids content of over  ...
Gerhard Vetter, 1995
6
Bleached: Hope for the Desolate
God says, literally, I will encrust you with skin, drawing on an image of Sabbath preparation: Bread may not be put into the oven when darkness is falling on the eve of the Sabbath...unless there is time for its top surface to form into crust.
David McDonald, 2010
7
U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
Shahkotpi #Kharga|l ENCRUST Shadman**Nasser 1 1 CORRODE 47 i ! i Ngala* i i i - Moderate | Severe | Extreme corrosion | corrosion | . 1 , , 1 corrosion ! 1 Shadman 27 j j / Shahkot 252 1 / / #Shjadman 47 | 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 T - 1 ENCRUST ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1964
8
Clinical Management of Urolithiasis
Table 15.2 Advantages and disadvantages of temporary drainage Advantages Disadvantages Minimally invasive Rapid Encrust/obstruct frequently Frequent changes required (costly, risk) Side effects (bleeding, infection, discomfort) Minimal ...
Thomas Knoll, Margaret S. Pearle, 2012
9
Cook Islands Maori Dictionary
Encrust, form scabs (of cuts, sores). Kua 'akamata te motu- motu 'aere ona i te ' akapaka. His cuts have begun to encrust. 'akapakakina, caus. pakakina. Bang, beat, slam. Ko'ai tera i 'akapakakina i te pa? Who was that who slammed the door ?
Jasper Buse, Raututi Taringa, Bruce Biggs, 1995
10
Neritic Carbonate Sediments in a Temperate Realm: Southern ...
Turf The denser the canopy of macroalgae (Ecklonia or Macrocystis) the greater is the encrusting algal cover (e.g. Lithophyllum). If the canopy is removed, however, light intensity becomes too great and the encrust- ers undergo bleaching and ...
Noel P. James, Yvonne Bone, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENCRUST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term encrust is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Patriots press pause on Belichick's refusal to focus on 2014
No way, it took 205 Diamonds to encrust an Asterisk***. quizlingclinic says: Jun 15, 2015 2:01 PM. portnoychunk says: Jun 15, 2015 1:50 PM «NBCSports.com, Jun 15»
2
Pega CEO claims most CRM apps are nothing more than 'conformist …
Now what's really sad is that you can take a rolodex, diamond encrust it, you can gussy it up, you can stick it in the cloud – and it's still just a ... «Diginomica, Jun 15»
3
'Love locks' scourge of bridges worldwide
... began removing the nearly 1 million padlocks that encrust the capital's Pont des Arts and threaten the structure of the pedestrian walkway. «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
4
Fast Food Friday: Dunkin' Donuts Chips Ahoy! Donut
People simply love taking pictures of donuts with cereal pieces or bacon or whatever other wild goodies you can encrust on top of them. «The Big Lead, Jun 15»
5
Macadamia Crusted Tofu [Vegan, Gluten-Free]
Crunchy and nutritious macadamia nuts encrust marinated tofu without any grains or gluten, but plenty of flavor and protein. Serve it alongside ... «One Green Planet, May 15»
6
Jeff Gordon on Indy 500 experience: 'This is so cool'
24 as a tribute to Gordon and encrust his cockpit with pictures of him, Gordon strolled the grid with his family where his white Corvette awaited. «USA TODAY, May 15»
7
Boaters can help fight spread of invasive quagga and zebra mussels …
Quagga and zebra mussels, non-native freshwater mussels native to Eurasia, multiply quickly and encrust watercraft and infrastructure, and ... «Lake County News, May 15»
8
Feckless regulators let developers run riot on Sydney's public land
Private profit, public land. It's not always evil. Cafes, restaurants and boating businesses encrust our lovely harbour like salt on a margarita ... «The Canberra Times, May 15»
9
Utahns encouraged to stop the "STD of the sea"
Mussels form dense colonies that encrust underwater surfaces. In addition to damaging boats and other equipment, they can pollute shorelines ... «Daily Herald, May 15»
10
Djibouti: Africa's hottest new travel destination
I lean out the window of the 4x4 as we navigate the scabs of sparkling salt that encrust the dirt and pop like bubble wrap beneath the tyres. «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»

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