'Besiege' definitions:
Definition of 'besiege'
(from WordNet)
verb
Surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" [syn: besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent]
verb
Cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"
verb
Harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"
Definition of 'Besiege'
From: GCIDE
- Besiege \Be*siege"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besieged; p. pr. & vb. n. Besieging.] [OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to siege. See Siege.] To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset. [1913 Webster]
- Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To environ; hem in; invest; encompass. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'besiege'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- apply pressure,
- assail,
- assault,
- attack,
- beleaguer,
- beset,
- blandish,
- block,
- block off,
- block up,
- blockade,
- bound,
- box in,
- bug,
- buttonhole,
- cage,
- cajole,
- chamber,
- close in,
- coax,
- compass,
- contain,
- coop,
- coop in,
- coop up,
- cordon,
- cordon off,
- corral,
- cut off,
- dun,
- encircle,
- enclose,
- encompass,
- enshrine,
- envelop,
- exert pressure,
- fence in,
- harass,
- harry,
- hedge in,
- hem in,
- house in,
- importune,
- impound,
- imprison,
- incarcerate,
- include,
- inundate,
- invest,
- jail,
- kennel,
- lay siege to,
- leaguer,
- mew,
- mew up,
- nag,
- nag at,
- overwhelm,
- pen,
- pen in,
- pester,
- petition,
- plague,
- ply,
- pocket,
- press,
- pressure,
- push,
- quarantine,
- rail in,
- shrine,
- shut in,
- shut up,
- soften up,
- stable,
- sue,
- surround,
- tease,
- trap,
- urge,
- wall in,
- wheedle,
- work on,
- wrap,
- yard,
- yard up