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Verb
S:
(v)
encrust
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incrust
(cover or coat with a crust)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
coat
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surface
(put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)
"coat the cake with chocolate"
S:
(v)
rubberize
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rubberise
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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
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patinize
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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
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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
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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)
varnish
,
seal
(cover with varnish)
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
(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)
cement
(cover or coat with cement)
S:
(v)
grit
(cover with a grit)
"grit roads"
S:
(v)
plate
(coat with a layer of metal)
"plate spoons with silver"
S:
(v)
metal
(cover with metal)
S:
(v)
macadamize
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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)
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
encrust
,
incrust
,
beset
(decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems))
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
S:
(v)
encrust
,
incrust
(form a crust or a hard layer)
direct troponym
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full troponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame