encyst

English

Alternative forms

• incyst (archaic)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Old French en-bor.

Middle English en-

English en-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁-der.?

Ancient Greek κύω (kúō)?

Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)der.

Late Latin cystisder.

English cyst

English encyst

From en- + cyst.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈsɪst/, /ɪnˈsɪst/

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• Rhymes: -ɪst
• Homophone: insist

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, published 2008, page 98:

     ‘Six months for the projectile to encyst before the knee can be opened safely.’

Translations

To enclose within a cyst.

• Catalan: enquistar-se (ca), encistar-se (ca)
• Dutch: inkapselen (nl)
• French: s'enkyster (fr)
• Italian: incistarsi
• Portuguese: enquistar-se
• Spanish: enquistarse (es)

Anagrams

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