encyst

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English

Etymology

From en- +‎ cyst.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɛnˈsɪst/, /ɪnˈsɪst/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Verb

encyst (third-person singular simple present encysts, present participle encysting, simple past and past participle encysted)

  1. (transitive) To enclose within a cyst.
  2. (intransitive) To be enclosed within a cyst.
    • 1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society 2008, p. 98:
      ‘Six months for the projectile to encyst before the knee can be opened safely.’

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