Etymology

incrustate

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Today it means: To encrust. Full definition →

Latin incrustātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromincrustātus
  2. English todayincrustate

First attested in 1570; borrowed from Latin incrustātus, perfect passive participle of incrustō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of encrust.

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