encyst
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edit- incyst (archaic)
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editencyst (third-person singular simple present encysts, present participle encysting, simple past and past participle encysted)
- (transitive) To enclose within a cyst.
- (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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editTo enclose within a cyst.
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