"encyst" meaning in English

See encyst in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɛnˈsɪst/ [UK, US], /ɪnˈsɪst/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-encyst.ogg [US] Forms: encysts [present, singular, third-person], encysting [participle, present], encysted [participle, past], encysted [past], incyst [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪst 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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|en-|cyst|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "into", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "in", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "in", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "in", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "in", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁én", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*en", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*en-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "in-", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "en-", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "en-", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "en-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "to cover", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)kewH-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "swell", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ḱewh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κύω", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κύστις", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "cystis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cyst", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "encyst", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="encyst"> From en- + cyst. Head templates: {{en-verb}} encyst (third-person singular simple present encysts, present participle encysting, simple past and past participle encysted)
  1. (transitive) To enclose within a cyst. Tags: transitive Translations (To enclose within a cyst.): enquistar-se (Catalan), encistar-se (Catalan), inkapselen (Dutch), s'enkyster (French), incistarsi (Italian), enquistar-se (Portuguese), enquistarse (Spanish)
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  2. (intransitive) To be enclosed within a cyst. Tags: intransitive
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Pathology Disambiguation of Pathology: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "encysts",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "encysting",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "To enclose within a cyst."
      ],
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        [
          "cyst",
          "cyst"
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        "(transitive) To enclose within a cyst."
      ],
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    },
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        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "ref": "1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 98:",
          "text": "‘Six months for the projectile to encyst before the knee can be opened safely.’",
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        "To be enclosed within a cyst."
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        "(intransitive) To be enclosed within a cyst."
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      "ipa": "/ɛnˈsɪst/",
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      "ipa": "/ɪnˈsɪst/",
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      "rhymes": "-ɪst"
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      "homophone": "insist"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "To enclose within a cyst.",
      "word": "enquistar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "To enclose within a cyst.",
      "word": "encistar-se"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "To enclose within a cyst.",
      "word": "inkapselen"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "To enclose within a cyst.",
      "word": "s'enkyster"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "To enclose within a cyst.",
      "word": "incistarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "To enclose within a cyst.",
      "word": "enquistar-se"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "To enclose within a cyst.",
      "word": "enquistarse"
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}

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