Pronunciations (2)
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/ɛnˈsɪstɪd/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
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ɛnˈsɪstɪd
Pronunciation notes
- GB
Adjective
Contained in a cyst.
Usage- not-comparable
Enclosed in a sac, or invested with a coating when in a non-motile state, like some unicellular plants.
Usage- not-comparable
Embedded, enclosed.
Usage- Figurative
- not-comparable
- Examples
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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.
Adjective
enclosed in (or as if in) a cyst