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besiege Meaning
besiege (v)
surround so as to force to give up
cause to feel distressed or worried
harass, as with questions or requests
besiege (v. t.)
To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset.
besiege Sentence Examples
- The castle was under siege from a relentless army.
- The city was besieged by a horde of zombies.
- The enemy forces besieged the fortress, cutting off supplies.
- The insurgents besieged the police station, demanding their demands be met.
- The town was besieged by a snowstorm, trapping residents inside.
- The protesters besieged the government building, calling for political change.
- The siege of the hospital lasted for days, leaving patients and staff desperate.
- The besieging army used trebuchets to launch projectiles at the city walls.
- The besiegers were met with fierce resistance from the defenders.
- The siege finally broke when reinforcements arrived to relieve the besieged city.
FAQs About the word besiege
surround so as to force to give up, cause to feel distressed or worried, harass, as with questions or requestsTo beset or surround with armed forces, for the pu
beleaguer,attack, blockade, assault, encircle, confine, barricade, block, assail, cut off
liberate, free,liberate, free, release, rescue, rescue, release, emancipate,emancipate
The castle was under siege from a relentless army.
The city was besieged by a horde of zombies.
The enemy forces besieged the fortress, cutting off supplies.
The insurgents besieged the police station, demanding their demands be met.
