Besiege

ahd-5
  • transitive verb. To surround with hostile forces.
  • transitive verb. To crowd around; hem in.
  • transitive verb. To harass or overwhelm, as with requests.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To lay siege to; beleaguer; beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, either by famine or by violent attacks: as, to besiege a castle or city.
  • To beset; throng around; harass.
  • Synonyms To beset, hem in, invest, blockade.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
  • verb. To beleaguer, lay siege to, beset.
  • verb. to assail or ply, as with requests or demands.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. harass, as with questions or requests
  • verb. surround so as to force to give up
  • verb. cause to feel distressed or worried
    • Word Usage
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    cross-reference
    assail  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    distress  importune  insist  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    lege  liege  seige  siege  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    axite  courtezan  eternality  etymon  evolvability  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    apply pressure  assail  assault  attack  beleaguer  
    verb-form
    besieged  besieges  besieging  
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