Thesaurus: besiege

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1. v. t. To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset.
2. v. surround so as to force to give up
3. v. cause to feel distressed or worried
4. v. harass, as with questions or requests
5. To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset. Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost. Shak. Syn. -- To environ; hem in; invest; encompass.
6. To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose ofcompelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset.Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost. Shak.
7. v:100 v. surround so as to force to give up v. cause to feel distressed or worried v. harass, as with questions or requests