incrustate

English

Etymology

Latin incrustatus.

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /ɪŋˈkɹʌsteɪt/

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• (adjective) IPA^(key): /ɪŋˈkɹʌsteɪt/, /ɪŋˈkɹʌstət/

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Verb

incrustate (third-person singular simple present incrustates, present participle incrustating, simple past and past participle incrustated)

1. (archaic) To encrust.
   • 1705, George Cheyne, “Of the Physical Laws, and the Uniform Appearances of Nature. Law III. Corollary V.”, in Philosophical Principles of Natural Religion: […], London: […] George Strahan […], →OCLC, § XXII, page 32:

     Novv ſhou'd it happen that any of theſe Sun-like Bodies in the Centers of the ſeveral Vortices ſhou'd be ſo incruſtated and vveaken'd, as to be carried about in the Vortex of the true Sun, if it vvere of leſs Solidity, or leſs capable of Motion than the Globules, tovvards the extremity of the Solar Vortex, then it vvou'd deſcend tovvard the Sun, till it met vvith Globules of the ſame Solidity, and capable of the ſame degree of Motion vvith it, and being fixt there, it vvou'd for ever be carried about by the Motion of the Vortex, vvithout either approaching to, or receding from the Sun, and ſo become a Planet.

   • 1756, Patrick Browne, “Of Insects”, in The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica. […], London: […] T[homas] Osborne, and J. Shipton, […], →OCLC, part II, book III, class I, section II, order IV, page 395:

     The Ship-VVorm of Jamaica. This inſect is extremely deſtructive to all the ſhips that anchor for any time in the harbours of Jamaica, or in any other part vvithin the tropics: They cut vvith great facility through the planks, and burrovv a conſiderable vvay in the ſubſtance of them, incruſtating the ſides of all their holes vvith a ſmooth teſtaceous ſubſtance […].

Adjective

incrustate (comparative more incrustate, superlative most incrustate)

1. (archaic) encrusted
   • 1631, Francis [Bacon], “I. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

     the finer part will be turned into air , and the grosser stick as it were baked , and incrustate upon the sides of the vessel

References

• “incrustate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• scaturient, scrutinate

Latin

Verb

incrū̆stāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of incrū̆stō

Spanish

Verb

incrustate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of incrustar combined with te