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be·set
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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
Related forms
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
Synonyms
2.
encircle, enclose, besiege, beleaguer.
3.
stud, decorate, ornament.
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World English Dictionary
beset
(bɪˈsɛt)
—
vb
,
-sets
,
-setting
,
-set
1.
(esp of dangers, temptations, or difficulties) to trouble or harass constantly
2.
to surround or attack from all sides
3.
archaic
to cover with, esp with jewels
be'setter
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
beset
O.E. besettan "to put, place; own, keep; cover, surround with, besiege," from P.Gmc. *bisatjan (cf. O.S. bisettjan, Ger. besetzen, Goth. bisatjan); see be- +
set
(v.). The figurative sense also was in O.E.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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