BESETMENT

[bih-set]

be·set

[bih-set]
verb (used with object), be·set, be·set·ting.
1.
to attack on all sides; assail; harass: to be beset by enemies; beset by difficulties.
2.
to surround; hem in: a village beset on all sides by dense forest.
3.
to set or place upon; bestud: a gold bracelet beset with jewels.
4.
Nautical. to surround (a vessel) by ice, so that control of the helm is lost.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English besetten, Old English besettan. See be-, set

be·set·ment, noun
be·set·ter, noun
pre·be·set, verb (used with object), pre·be·set, pre·be·set·ting.
un·be·set, adjective


2. encircle, enclose, besiege, beleaguer. 3. stud, decorate, ornament.

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