besiege

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English besegen, bisegen, equivalent to be- (“around, about”) +‎ siege. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈsiːd͡ʒ/ Rhymes: -iːdʒ Hyphenation: be‧siege === 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === besiege inflection of besiegen: first-person singular present singular imperative first/third-person singular subjunctive I