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encompass
encore
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encrust
encrustation
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encrust

en·crust [ in krúst, en krúst ] (past and past participle en·crust·ed, present participle en·crust·ing, 3rd person present singular en·crusts) or in·crust [ in krúst ] (past and past participle in·crust·ed, present participle in·crust·ing, 3rd person present singular in·crusts)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. cover something with hard coating: to cover something with a hard thick coating

2. decorate something richly: to embellish something richly, especially with jewels

[Early 17th century. Via French< Latin incrustare< in- "upon" + crusta "crust"]
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