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   be·siege

   /bəˈsēj/

   verb

   • 1. surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender; lay siege to: "the guerrillas continued to besiege other major cities to the north" Similar lay siege tobeleaguerblockadesurroundshut offblock offarchaic:invest
   • ▪ crowd around oppressively; surround and harass: "she spent the whole day besieged by newsmen" Similar surroundmobcrowd aroundswarm aroundthrong aroundring aroundencirclehem inshut inset uponfall uponoppresstormenttorturerackplagueafflictharrowbesetbeleaguertroublebedevilcause suffering toprey onweigh heavily onlie heavy ongnaw atnag athaunt
   • ▪ be inundated by large numbers of requests or complaints: "the television station was besieged with calls" Similar overwhelminundatedelugefloodswampsnow underbombard

   Word Origin Middle English: alteration (by change of prefix) of assiege, from Old French asegier.

   Derivatives

   • 1. besieger noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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     1

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