How do you pronounce encysted?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɛnˈsɪstɪd/.

encysted

/ɛnˈsɪstɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.25 in modern English

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Enclosed in a sac, or invested with a coating when in a non-motile state, like some unicellular plants.

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"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 tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁éyeti Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)? Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)der. Late Latin cystisder. English cyst English encyst English -ed English encysted From encyst + -ed.

unencysted

listed existed assisted insisted twisted consisted enlisted resisted persisted unlisted fisted subsisted

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