Besiege

Quick meaning: Besiege is a verb meaning (transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.

Meaning

(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, figuratively) To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
2. (transitive) To assail or ply, as with requests or demands.

Example Sentences

They should have inflicted a much heavier loss on their besieged opponents, the highlight being a late goal for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins on debut after he came on as a substitute.

When it arrived, the train was headed by a "K" class 4-6-0 wood-burning locomotive, and a water-tank wagon next to the tender was immediately besieged by women and girls, clad in their picturesque national costume, all with empty kerosene tins for water, a scene which was re-enacted at each stop down the line.

Word Forms

• besieges
• besieging
• besieged

Synonyms for besiege

Depending on context, synonyms include circumvent, beleaguer, surround.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include beleaguer, surround, circumvent, siege, blockade, enclose.

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