BELEAGUER
besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent
(verb) surround so as to force to give up; “The Turks besieged Vienna”
tease, badger, pester, bug, beleaguer
(verb) annoy persistently; “The children teased the boy because of his stammer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
beleaguer (third-person singular simple present beleaguers, present participle beleaguering, simple past and past participle beleaguered)
To besiege; to surround with troops.
To vex, harass, or beset.
To exhaust.
Anagrams
• beleagure
Source: Wiktionary
Be*lea"guer, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beleaguered; p. pr. & vb. n. Beleaguering.] Etym: [D. belegeren (akin to G. belagern, Sw. belägra, Dan. beleire); pref. be- = E. be- + leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See Lair.]
Definition: To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade. The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. Longfellow.
Syn.
– To block up; environ; invest; encompass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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