"encyst" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɛnˈsɪst/ [UK, US], /ɪnˈsɪst/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-encyst.ogg Forms: encysts [present, singular, third-person], encysting [participle, present], encysted [participle, past], encysted [past], incyst [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪst Etymology: From en- + cyst. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|cyst}} 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)
    Sense id: en-encyst-en-verb-wwSy~5OS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'To enclose within a cyst.': 83 17
  2. (intransitive) To be enclosed within a cyst. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-encyst-en-verb-EXvUv6lD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with en-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Pathology Disambiguation of Pathology: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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