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besiege - Meaning and Examples

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