encyst

English

Alternative forms

• incyst (archaic)

Etymology

From en- +‎ cyst.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US):

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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.

• Dutch: inkapselen (nl)
• Italian: incistarsi

Anagrams

• nycest