Besiege
31besiege — /bəˈsidʒ / (say buh seej), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (besieged, besieging) 1. to attempt to overcome by siege. 2. to crowd round. 3. to assail or ply, as with requests, etc. {Middle English makeover of assiege from Old French, with be substituted …
32besiege — Pō ai puni, ho opuni; ūkūkua (as with problems); pū ā (rare) …
33besiege — v.tr. 1 lay siege to. 2 crowd round oppressively. 3 harass with requests. Derivatives: besieger n. Etymology: ME f. assiege by substitution of BE , f. OF asegier f. Rmc …
34re-besiege — …
35besiegement — besiegeˈment noun • • • Main Entry: ↑besiege …
36Besieged — 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… …
37Besieging — 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… …
38lay siege to — Besiege, beset, invest …
39besieger — besiege ► VERB 1) surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force it to surrender. 2) harass or oppress with requests or complaints. DERIVATIVES besieger noun. ORIGIN Old French asegier …
40πολιορκοῦντ' — πολιορκοῦντα , πολιορκέω besiege pres part act neut nom/voc/acc pl (attic epic doric) πολιορκοῦντα , πολιορκέω besiege pres part act masc acc sg (attic epic doric) πολιορκοῦντι , πολιορκέω besiege pres part act masc/neut dat sg (attic epic doric) …