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encyst

UK/ɛnˈsɪst/

encyst verb: to enclose within a cyst.

Verb

encyst (third-person singular simple present encysts, present participle encysting, simple past and past participle encysted)

  1. (transitive) To enclose within a cyst.
  2. (intransitive) To be enclosed within a cyst.
    • ‘Six months for the projectile to encyst before the knee can be opened safely.’1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 98

encyst meaning in Tamil

encyst in Tamil

பையினால் மூடப்பட்ட

Forms of encyst

third-person singular presentencysts
present participleencysting
past participleencysted
pastencysted
alternative formincyst

Origin of encyst

From en- + cyst.

Words that rhyme with encyst

43 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about encyst

What does encyst mean?
Encyst means to enclose within a cyst.
What is encyst in Tamil?
Encyst in Tamil is பையினால் மூடப்பட்ட. See Encyst meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is encyst?
Encyst is a verb.
How do you pronounce encyst?
Encyst is pronounced /ɛnˈsɪst/ (UK).
What is the past tense of encyst?
The past tense of encyst is encysted.

Words near encyst in the dictionary

  1. encycs
  2. encycs.
  3. encyrtid
  4. encyrtids
  5. encyrtiform
  6. encyst
  7. encystation
  8. encystations
  9. encysted
  10. encysting
  11. encystment

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Adapted from Wiktionary: encyst (page history and authors); encyst (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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