Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin assediāre, reshaping of Classical Latin obsidēre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /as.seˈdja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: as‧se‧dià‧re

Verb

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assediàre (first-person singular present assèdio, first-person singular past historic assediài, past participle assediàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. (military) to besiege, to lay siege to
    Synonym: cingere d'assedio
  2. (by extension) to beset, to surround
    Synonym: circondare
  3. (figurative) to nag, to pester
    Synonym: assillare

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • assediare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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