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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27 May 2025

DIRECTIONALITY

(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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