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Besieging
(gcide) | Besiege \Be*siege"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besieged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Besieging.] [OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to
siege. See Siege.]
To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of
compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to
beset.
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Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost. --Shak.
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Syn: To environ; hem in; invest; encompass.
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Besieging
(gcide) | Besieging \Be*sie"ging\, a.
That besieges; laying siege to. -- Be*sie"ging*ly, adv.
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besieging
(wn) | besieging
n 1: the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified
place and isolates it while continuing to attack [syn:
siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade] |
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Besieging
(gcide) | Besiege \Be*siege"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besieged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Besieging.] [OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to
siege. See Siege.]
To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of
compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to
beset.
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Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost. --Shak.
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Syn: To environ; hem in; invest; encompass.
[1913 Webster]Besieging \Be*sie"ging\, a.
That besieges; laying siege to. -- Be*sie"ging*ly, adv.
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Besiegingly
(gcide) | Besieging \Be*sie"ging\, a.
That besieges; laying siege to. -- Be*sie"ging*ly, adv.
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