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1 besiege
v. belägra* * *[bi'si:‹]1) (to surround (eg a town) with an army.) belägra2) ((with with) to overwhelm with: The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash.) ansätta
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besiege — besiege, beleaguer, invest, blockade mean to surround an enemy in a fortified or strong position so as to prevent ingress or egress. Besiege implies a sitting down before the entrances to a fortified place (as a castle or a walled town), and it… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
besiege — ► VERB 1) surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force it to surrender. 2) harass or oppress with requests or complaints. DERIVATIVES besieger noun. ORIGIN Old French asegier … English terms dictionary
besiege — [bē sēj′, bisēj′] vt. besieged, besieging [ME bisegen < be , BE + segen, to lay siege to < sege, seat, SIEGE] 1. to hem in with armed forces, esp. for a sustained attack; lay siege to 2. to close in on; crowd around 3. to overwhelm, harass … English World dictionary
Besiege — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
besiege — UK [bɪˈsiːdʒ] / US [bɪˈsɪdʒ] verb [transitive] Word forms besiege : present tense I/you/we/they besiege he/she/it besieges present participle besieging past tense besieged past participle besieged 1) a) to surround a place with an army and… … English dictionary
besiege — be|siege [ bı sidʒ ] verb transitive 1. ) usually passive to make more requests, offers, comments, or complaints than someone can deal with: besiege someone/something with something: The department has been besieged with enquiries from students… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
besiege — be|siege [bıˈsi:dʒ] v [T] 1.) to surround a city or castle with military force until the people inside let you take control ▪ In April 655, Osman s palace was besieged by rebels. 2.) [usually passive] if people, worries, thoughts etc, besiege you … Dictionary of contemporary English
besiege — verb (T) 1 to surround a city or castle with military force until the people inside let you take control: In April 655, Osman s palace in Medina was besieged by rebels. 2 (usually passive) if people, worries, thoughts etc, besiege you, you are… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
besiege — [bɪˈsiːdʒ] verb [T] 1) to make more requests or complaints than someone can deal with The department has been besieged with letters from angry students.[/ex] 2) if soldiers besiege a place, they surround it and prevent the people there from… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
besiege — verb Besiege is used with these nouns as the object: ↑castle, ↑fortress … Collocations dictionary
besiege — transitive verb ( sieged; sieging) Date: 14th century 1. to surround with armed forces 2. a. to press with requests ; importune b. to cause worry or distress to ; beset < doubts … New Collegiate Dictionary