What is "besiege" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does besiege mean in English? Meaning of besiege definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "besiege" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "besiege": surround so as to force to give up

Verb

  • Meaning: surround so as to force to give up
  • Example: The Turks besieged Vienna
  • Synonyms: beleaguer besiege circumvent hem in surround
  • Hyponyms: blockade ebb seal off
  • Hypernyms: assail attack
  • Meaning of "besiege": cause to feel distressed or worried

    Verb

  • Meaning: cause to feel distressed or worried
  • Example: She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged
  • Synonyms: besiege
  • Hypernyms: distress
  • Meaning of "besiege": harass, as with questions or requests

    Verb

  • Meaning: harass, as with questions or requests
  • Example: The press photographers besieged the movie star
  • Synonyms: besiege
  • Hypernyms: importune insist
  • Synonyms:

    encircle, beleaguer, beset, blockade, trap, invest, attack, congregate, environ, assail, encompass, confine, hem in, come at from all sides, lay siege to, shut in, work on, work over, harass, hound, plague, pester, beleaguer, nag, importune, harry, trouble, bug, badger, buttonhole,

    Antonyms:

    let go, leave alone, aid, assist, help, please, leave alone,

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