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encloister

encloister verb: to shut away in a cloister.

Verb

encloister (third-person singular simple present encloisters, present participle encloistering, simple past and past participle encloistered)

  1. To shut away in a cloister.
    Synonyms:
    cloister

Synonyms of encloister

Forms of encloister

third-person singular presentencloisters
present participleencloistering
past participleencloistered
pastencloistered
alternative formincloister

Origin of encloister

From en- + cloister.

Questions about encloister

What does encloister mean?
Encloister means to shut away in a cloister.
What part of speech is encloister?
Encloister is a verb.
What is the past tense of encloister?
The past tense of encloister is encloistered.

Words near encloister in the dictionary

  1. encloaks
  2. enclog
  3. enclogged
  4. enclogging
  5. enclogs
  6. encloister
  7. encloistered
  8. encloistering
  9. encloisters
  10. enclomifene
  11. enclomiphene

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