Meaning of BESIEGE
| Pronunciation: | | bi'seej
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- [v] harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"
- [v] surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
- [v] cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"
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| | Synonyms: | | beleaguer, circumvent, hem in, surround |
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| | See Also: | | assail, attack, blockade, distress, ebb, importune, insist, seal off | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Be*siege"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besieged}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Besieging}.] [OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to
siege. See {Siege}.]
To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of
compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to
beset.
Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost. --Shak.
Syn: To environ; hem in; invest; encompass.
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