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besiegement

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be⋅siege

  [bi-seej]
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–verb (used with object), -sieged, -sieg⋅ing.
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.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME bysegen. See be-, siege

Related forms:
be⋅siege⋅ment, noun
be⋅sieg⋅er, noun
be⋅sieg⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
3. beset, pester, harass, harry, hound.
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be·siege   (bĭ-sēj')   
tr.v.   be·sieged, be·sieg·ing, be·sieg·es

  1. To surround with hostile forces.

  2. To crowd around; hem in.

  3. To harass or importune, as with requests: Reporters besieged the winner for interviews.

  4. To cause to feel distressed or worried: She was besieged by problems.


[Middle English besegen, probably alteration of assegen, from Old French assegier, from Vulgar Latin *assedicāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Vulgar Latin *sedicāre, to sit; see siege.]
be·siege'ment n., be·sieg'er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to surround with hostile forces: besiege a walled city; the enemy beleaguered the enclave; blockaded the harbor; investing a fortress; a castle sieged by invaders.
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