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besiege

/ besiege /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
harass, as with questions or requests
"The press photographers besieged the movie star"
Type of:
importune insist
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
surround so as to force to give up
"The Turks besieged Vienna"
Type of:
attack assail
Kinds of:
blockade seal off ebb
Derived:
besieger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
cause to feel distressed or worried
"She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"
Type of:
distress
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
34%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
9
Times Searched
2
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importune insist attack assail blockade seal off ebb distress