besiege (redirected from besieges)

be·siege  (b-sj)

tr.v. be·sieged, be·sieg·ing, be·sieg·es

1. To surround with hostile forces.

2. To crowd around; hem in.

3. To harass or importune, as with requests: Reporters besieged the winner for interviews.

4. To cause to feel distressed or worried: She was besieged by problems.

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[Middle English besegen, probably alteration of assegen, from Old French assegier, from Vulgar Latin *assedicre : Latin ad-, ad- + Vulgar Latin *sedicre, to sit; see siege.]

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be·siegement n.

be·sieger n.

Synonyms: besiege, beleaguer, blockade, invest, siege
These verbs mean to surround with hostile forces: besiege a walled city; the enemy beleaguered the enclave; blockaded the harbor; investing a fortress; a castle sieged by invaders.

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besiege

Verb

[-sieging, -sieged]

1. to surround with military forces to bring about surrender

2. to hem in

3. to overwhelm, as with requests

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	besiege - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" circumvent, hem in, beleaguer, surround attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" seal off, blockade - impose a blockade on ebb - hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
	2.	besiege - cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged" distress - cause mental pain to; "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"
	3.	besiege - harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star" importune, insist - beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"

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besiege

verb 1. harass, worry, trouble, harry, bother, disturb, plague, hound, hassle (informal) badger, pester, importune, bend someone's ear (informal) give someone grief Brit., S. African beleaguer

verb 2. surround, confine, enclose, blockade, encompass, beset, encircle, close in on, hem in, shut in, lay siege to, hedge in, environ, beleaguer, invest (rare)

Translations

besiege [bɪˈsiːdʒ] vt [+ town] → sitiar;

(fig) → asediar

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besiege [bɪˈsiːdʒ] vt [+ town] → assiéger (fig); assaillir

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besiege [bɪˈsiːdʒ] vt → belagern (fig); belagern, bedrängen

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besiege [bɪˈsiːdʒ] vt [+ town] → assediare;

(fig) → tempestare

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besiege

v besiege [biˈsiːdʒ]

1 to surround (eg a town) with an army. beleër, omsingel يُحاصِر обсаждам obléhat belejre belagern πολιορκώ sitiar, asediar piirama محاصره کردن piirittää assiéger לַצוּר עַל घेर लेना, घेरा डालना opsjedati ostromol mengepung sitja um assediare 包囲する 포위하다 apgulti, apsupti ielenkt; aplenkt mengepung belegeren beleire, kringsette oblegać cercar a asedia осаждать obliehať oblegati opkoliti belägra โอบล้อมด้วยศัตรู kuşatmak, ablukaya almak 包圍 робити облогу محاصرہ کرنا bao vây 包围

2 (withwith) to overwhelm with The reporters besieged me with questions about the plane crash. oorweldig يُمطر (وابِلا مِن) обсипвам zavalit, obtěžovat plage; belejre bestürmen κατακλύζω, βομβαρδίζω (μτφ.) asediar üle puistama از هر سو تحت فشار قرار دادن؛ به ستوه آوردن ahdistella assaillir לְהַצִיף घेर लेना opsjedati ostromol menyerbu ráðast á með, kaffæra með tempestare 攻めたてる (문제 등으로) 공격하다 apipilti apsēst; apbērt (ar jautājumiem, lūgumiem u.tml.) mengerumuni bestormen overvelde, plage nagabywać assediar a asalta осаждать, забрасывать zavaliť obsuti opsedati ansätta รุมเร้าด้วย başına üşüşmek, etrafını çevirmek 擁在...周圍 оточувати بھر مار کرنا chất vấn 拥在...周围

besiege is spelt with -ie- .