Encysted
//ɛnˈsɪstɪd// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of encyst form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Contained in a cyst. not-comparable
- 2 Enclosed in a sac, or invested with a coating when in a non-motile state, like some unicellular plants. not-comparable
- 3 Embedded, enclosed. figuratively, not-comparable
"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."
Adjective
- 1 enclosed in (or as if in) a cyst wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From encyst + -ed.
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