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encysted

UK/ɛnˈsɪstɪd/

encysted is the simple past and past participle of encyst.

Adjective

encysted (not comparable)

  1. Contained in a cyst.
  2. Enclosed in a sac, or invested with a coating when in a non-motile state, like some unicellular plants.
  3. (figuratively) Embedded, 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

Meaning of encyst

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

Origin of encysted

From encyst + -ed.

Words formed from encysted

Words that rhyme with encysted

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Questions about encysted

What does encysted mean?
Encysted means contained in a cyst.
What is encysted the simple past and past participle of?
Encysted is the simple past and past participle of encyst.
What part of speech is encysted?
Encysted is an adjective.
How do you pronounce encysted?
Encysted is pronounced /ɛnˈsɪstɪd/ (UK).

Words near encysted in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: encysted (page history and authors); encyst (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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