besiege
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English besegen, bisegen, equivalent to be- (“around, about”) + siege.
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -iːdʒ
VerbEdit
besiege (third-person singular simple present besieges, present participle besieging, simple past and past participle besieged)
- (transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
- (transitive, figuratively) To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
- to assail or ply, as with requests or demands.
TranslationsEdit
to surround with armed forces
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to vex, to attack continually
to assail or ply
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