encysted

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UK/ɛnˈsɪstɪd/

adjective

Contained in a cyst.

OriginEnglish encyst ← Late Latin cystis ← Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis) →
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of encyst
adjectiveencysted (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineContained in a cyst.
  2. not comparablebiologyEnclosed in a sac, or invested with a coating when in a non-motile state, like some unicellular plants.
  3. figurativelynot comparableEmbedded, enclosed.

    This group included many who had been deeply encysted within the corporative fabric of the Bourbon polity – plus many for whom the chips did not fall well.

    2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 545

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishen-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewH-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁éyeti
  11. Ancient Greekκῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)?
  12. Ancient Greekκύστις (kústis)
  13. Late Latincystis
  14. Englishcyst
  15. Englishencyst
  16. Englishencysted

From encyst + -ed.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with encysted

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Cite this entry
APA

encysted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encysted

MLA

“encysted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encysted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encysted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encysted.

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