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S: (v) coat, surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface) "coat the cake with chocolate"

S: (v) rubberize, rubberise, rubber (coat or impregnate with rubber) "rubberize fabric for rain coats"
S: (v) anodize, anodise (coat a metal with an oxide coat)
S: (v) gelatinize (coat with gelatin)
S: (v) skim (coat (a liquid) with a layer)
S: (v) stucco (coat with stucco) "stucco the ceiling"
S: (v) egg (coat with beaten egg) "egg a schnitzel"
S: (v) encrust, incrust (cover or coat with a crust)
S: (v) dredge (cover before cooking) "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"

S: (v) soot (coat with soot)
S: (v) refinish (give a new surface) "refinish the dining room furniture"
S: (v) brush on (apply with a brush) "Brush butter on the roast"
S: (v) patinate, patinize, patinise (coat with a patina)
S: (v) resurface (cover with a new surface)
S: (v) crumb (coat with bread crumbs) "crumb a cutlet"
S: (v) copper (coat with a layer of copper)
S: (v) finish (provide with a finish) "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly"

S: (v) bonderize, bonderise (coat with a substance that will prevent corrosion) "bonderize steel"
S: (v) blacktop (coat with blacktop) "blacktop the driveway"
S: (v) foliate (coat or back with metal foil) "foliate glass"
S: (v) galvanize, galvanise (cover with zinc) "galvanize steel"
S: (v) pave (cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic) "pave the roads in the village"

S: (v) cobble, cobblestone (pave with cobblestones)
S: (v) hard surface (cover with asphalt or a similar surface) "hard-surface roads"
S: (v) causeway (pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles)
S: (v) asphalt (cover with tar or asphalt) "asphalt the driveway"

S: (v) shellac, shellack (cover with shellac) "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots"

S: (v) glaze (coat with a glaze) "the potter glazed the dishes"; "glaze the bread with eggwhite"
S: (v) tar (coat with tar) "tar the roof"; "tar the roads"
S: (v) enrobe (provide with a coating) "enrobe the nuts with chocolate"
S: (v) plaster, daub (coat with plaster) "daub the wall"

S: (v) render-set (cover with two coats of plaster) "render-set the walls so they'll look nice and smooth"
S: (v) parget (apply ornamental plaster to)
S: (v) roughcast (apply roughcast to) "roughcast a wall"
S: (v) mud (plaster with mud)
S: (v) mortar (plaster with mortar) "mortar the wall"

S: (v) render (coat with plastic or cement) "render the brick walls in the den"
S: (v) skimcoat (coat with a mixture of gypsum and spackle) "he skimcoated the drywall"
S: (v) paint (apply paint to; coat with paint) "We painted the rooms yellow"

S: (v) grain (paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood)
S: (v) repaint (paint again) "He repainted the wall after the child smeared it with tomato sauce"
S: (v) airbrush (paint with an airbrush) "The old car looks like new now that we airbrushed it"
S: (v) prime, ground, undercoat (cover with a primer; apply a primer to)

S: (v) tin (prepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface)
S: (v) tin (plate with tin)
S: (v) silver (coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam) "silver the necklace"
S: (v) nickel (plate with nickel) "nickel the plate"
S: (v) electroplate (coat with metal by electrolysis) "electroplate the watch"
S: (v) chrome, chromium-plate (plate with chromium) "chrome bathroom fixtures"
S: (v) goldplate, gold-plate, gold plate (plate with gold) "goldplate a watch"
S: (v) silverplate, silver-plate (plate with silver) "silverplate a watch"

S: (v) metal (cover with metal)
S: (v) macadamize, macadamise, tarmac (surface with macadam) "macadam the road"
S: (v) size (cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance))
S: (v) metalize, metallize (coat with metal)
S: (v) platinize (coat with metallic platinum)
S: (v) porcelainize (coat with porcelain or a porcelain-like surface)
S: (v) zinc (coat or cover with zinc)

S: (v) cover (provide with a covering or cause to be covered) "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

W: (n) encrustation [Related to: encrust] (a hard outer layer that covers something)
W: (n) incrustation [Related to: incrust] (a hard outer layer that covers something)