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BESIEGE
besiege
(verb) harass, as with questions or requests; “The press photographers besieged the movie star”
besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent
(verb) surround so as to force to give up; “The Turks besieged Vienna”
besiege
(verb) cause to feel distressed or worried; “She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
besiege (third-person singular simple present besieges, present participle besieging, simple past and past participle besieged)
(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
(transitive, figuratively) To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
to assail or ply, as with requests or demands.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*siege", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besieged; p. pr. & vb. n. Besieging.] Etym: [OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to siege. See Siege.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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