enquistar

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ quiste +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enkisˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧quis‧tar

Verb

enquistar (first-person singular present enquisto, first-person singular preterite enquisté, past participle enquistado)

  1. (transitive) to isolate, to seal off
    • 2015 July 28, “Mas en otoño, Rajoy en invierno”, in El País:
      Es social y político pero, en España, está sobre todo enquistado en la Administración de un Estado en el que no ha cuajado una tradición de servicio público neutro políticamente.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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