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1. (v.t.) besiege
to lay siege to.
2. besiege
to crowd around; crowd in upon; surround.
3. besiege
to importune, as with requests.
Etymology: (1250–1300)
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| Definition of 'besiege' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent
surround so as to force to give up
"The Turks besieged Vienna"
2. (verb) besiege
cause to feel distressed or worried
"She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"
3. (verb) besiege
harass, as with questions or requests
"The press photographers besieged the movie star"
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| Definition of 'besiege' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) besiege
to beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset
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Sense: to surround (eg a town) with an army.
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 Afrikaans: beleër, omsingel |
 Arabic: يُحاصِر |
 Bulgarian: обсаждам |
 Brazilian: sitiar |
 Czech: obléhat |
 German: belagern |
 Danish: belejre |
 Greek: πολιορκώ |
 Spanish: sitiar, asediar |
 Estonian: piirama |
 Farsi: محاصره کردن |
 Finnish: piirittää |
 French: assiéger |
 Hebrew: לַצוּר עַל |
 Hindi: घेर लेना, घेरा डालना |
 Croatian: opsjedati |
 Hungarian: ostromol |
 Indonesian: mengepung |
 Icelandic: sitja um |
 Italian: assediare |
 Japanese: 包囲する |
 Korean: 포위하다 |
 Lithuanian: apgulti, apsupti |
 Latvian: ielenkt; aplenkt |
 Malay: mengepung |
 Dutch: belegeren |
 Norwegian: beleire, kringsette |
 Polish: oblegać |
 Persian: محاصره کردن |
 Portuguese: cercar |
 Romanian: a asedia |
 Russian: осаждать |
 Slovak: obliehať |
 Slovenian: oblegati |
 Serbian: opkoliti |
 Swedish: belägra |
 Thai: โอบล้อมด้วยศัตรู |
 Turkish: kuşatmak, ablukaya almak |
 Taiwanese: 圍攻 |
 Ukrainian: робити облогу |
 Urdu: محاصرہ کرنا |
 Vietnamese: bao vây |
 Chinese: 包围 |
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