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Webster 1913 Edition

Besiege

Be-siege′

,
Verb.
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.
Till Paris was
besieged
, famished, and lost.
Shakespeare
Syn. – To environ; hem in; invest; encompass.

Webster 1828 Edition

Besiege

BESIE'GE

,
Verb.
T.
[be and siege.]
1.
To lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset, or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender, either by famine or by violent attacks; as, to besiege a castle or city.
2.
To beset; to throng round.

Definition 2024

besiege

besiege

English

Verb

besiege ‎(third-person singular simple present besieges, present participle besieging, simple past and past participle besieged)

  1. (transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To beleaguer, lay siege to, beset.
  3. to assail or ply, as with requests or demands.

Translations

German

Verb

besiege

  1. First-person singular present of besiegen.
  2. Imperative singular of besiegen.
  3. First-person singular subjunctive I of besiegen.
  4. Third-person singular subjunctive I of besiegen.

Etymology

From Middle English besegen, bisegen, equivalent to be- +‎ siege.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːdʒ

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