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besiege

[ bih-seej ]

verb (used with object)

besieged, besieging.
  1. to lay siege to.
  2. to crowd around; crowd in upon; surround:

    Vacationers besieged the travel office.

  3. to assail or ply, as with requests or demands.

    Synonyms: , , , ,



besiege

/ ²úɪˈ²õ¾±Ë»åÏô /

verb

  1. to surround (a fortified area, esp a city) with military forces to bring about its surrender
  2. to crowd round; hem in
  3. to overwhelm, as with requests or queries
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ²ú±ðˈ²õ¾±±ð²µ±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú±ð·²õ¾±±ð²µ±ð·³¾±ð²Ô³Ù noun
  • ²ú±ð·²õ¾±±ð²µÂ·±ð°ù noun
  • ²ú±ð·²õ¾±±ð²µÂ·¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of besiege1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English bysegen; be-, siege
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"I got 12,000 fan letters a week. And I felt somewhat besieged."

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One scene that stuck with me: As Union troops besiege Atlanta, shells are exploding, people flee in panic.

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Before “One Jewish Boy,†a play by Stephen Laughton, even had its premiere in London in 2018, the playwright and the play were besieged by antisemitic trolling and threats.

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