besiege
to lay siege to.
to crowd around; crowd in upon; surround: Vacationers besieged the travel office.
to assail or ply, as with requests or demands.
Origin of besiege
1Other words for besiege
Other words from besiege
- be·siege·ment, noun
- be·sieg·er, noun
- be·sieg·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use besiege in a sentence
"Since I have the choice, I prefer to opt for the latter struggle," he is reported to have told his besiegers.
French Terrorist Mohamed Merah’s Last Words Taped by Cops Now Leaked on TV | Tracy McNicoll | July 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAs the siege progressed besiegers and besieged actually came to know each other by sight.
The Red Year | Louis TracyOn the city side, narrow lanes, lofty houses and strongly-built palaces offered secure protection to the besiegers.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThe besiegers forced the advance barricade, burned the drawbridge, and fired the gate.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonA drummer soon came with a message from the besiegers, but a message which was utterly unintelligible to the besieged.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
Through glasses one could see something being drawn up the purple slope of a hill six miles away—the last gun of the besiegers.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson Young
British Dictionary definitions for besiege
/ (bɪˈsiːdʒ) /
to surround (a fortified area, esp a city) with military forces to bring about its surrender
to crowd round; hem in
to overwhelm, as with requests or queries
Derived forms of besiege
- besieger, noun
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