'Beleaguer' definitions:
Definition of 'beleaguer'
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Definition of 'Beleaguer'
From: GCIDE
- Beleaguer \Be*lea"guer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beleaguered; p. pr. & vb. n. Beleaguering.] [D. belegeren (akin to G. belagern, Sw. bel[aum]gra, Dan. beleire); pref. be- = E. be- + leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See Lair.] To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade. [1913 Webster]
- The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To block up; environ; invest; encompass. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'beleaguer'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- annoy,
- bedevil,
- beset,
- besiege,
- blockade,
- bound,
- box in,
- cage,
- chamber,
- close in,
- compass,
- contain,
- coop,
- coop in,
- coop up,
- cordon,
- cordon off,
- corral,
- encircle,
- enclose,
- encompass,
- enshrine,
- envelop,
- fence in,
- gnaw,
- harass,
- harry,
- hedge in,
- hem in,
- house in,
- impound,
- imprison,
- incarcerate,
- include,
- invest,
- jail,
- kennel,
- lay siege to,
- leaguer,
- mew,
- mew up,
- pen,
- pen in,
- pester,
- plague,
- pocket,
- quarantine,
- rail in,
- shrine,
- shut in,
- shut up,
- siege,
- soften up,
- stable,
- storm,
- surround,
- tease,
- wall in,
- wrap,
- yard,
- yard up