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Meaning of
'besiege'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Besiege
[
v. t.
]
- To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset.
Meaning of 'besiege' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
besiege
[
v
]
Meaning (1):
- cause to feel distressed or worried
Example in sentence:
She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged
Meaning (2):
- harass, as with questions or requests
Example in sentence:
The press photographers besieged the movie star
Meaning (3):
- surround so as to force to give up
Example in sentence:
The Turks besieged Vienna
Nearby Words:
bes-antler
besaiel
besaile
besaint
besant
besayle
bescatter
bescorn
bescratch
bescrawl
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