besiege : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: besiege	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for besiege
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
besiege v surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" Synonym(s): besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged" harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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 beleaguer; to beset. Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost. --Shak. Syn: To environ; hem in; invest; encompass.