encyst

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Etymology

From en- + cyst.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɛnˈsɪst/, /ɪnˈsɪst/
  • (file)
  • 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.’

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