English → Latin
“encrust” in Latin
operiōto cover (over something); envelop; to shut, close; (by extension); to hide, conceal, dissembleindūcōto lead, bring or conduct in or into somewhere; to bring forward, exhibit, represent; to bring into or before a courtincrustōto encrust
The English word encrust itself goes back to Latin crusta, through incrustare.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
encrust
operire (to cover quite over; e.g., a table with gold): inducere (to put a coating over, both aliqua re): incrustare (aliqua re, or absolutely, cover with a rind or coat. ollam sapa, sincerum vas incrustare absolutely, Hor.). To encrust the walls with marble, inducere parietes marmore.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for encrust?
- The usual Latin words for “encrust” are operiō, indūcō, incrustō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.