Meaning besiege
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harass, as with questions or requests He can’t trot down the street without being besieged by paparazzi. — New York Times (Mar 18, 2012)
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c. 1300, from be- + siege. Related: Besieged; besieging.
Source: etymonline.com

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The act of placing a city or fortification under siege. (See "siege" in the glossary).
Source: ohiocivilwarcentral.com

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(v) surround so as to force to give up(v) cause to feel distressed or worried(v) harass, as with questions or requests
Source: beedictionary.com

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besiege


obsido, claudo (clausus)
Source: latin-dictionary.org (offline)

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(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer. (transitive,figuratively) To beleaguer, lay siege to, beset. to assail [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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