assediare

== Italian == === Etymology === Perhaps a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin assediāre, reshaping of Classical Latin obsidēre. Alternatively, derived from assedio (“siege”) +‎ -are (1st-conjugation verbal suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /as.seˈdja.re/ Rhymes: -are Hyphenation: as‧se‧dià‧re === Verb === assediàre (first-person singular present assèdio, first-person singular past historic assediài, past participle assediàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive) (military) to besiege, to lay siege to Synonym: cingere d'assedio (figurative) to weigh on, to trouble (figurative) to beset, to surround Synonym: circondare (figurative) to nag, to pester Synonym: assillare ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== assediante assediato assediatore assedio === References === === Anagrams === assedierà