tr.v. be·sieged, be·sieg·ing, be·sieg·es 1. To surround (a defended location such as a fort or a walled city) with hostile forces. 2. To crowd around; hem in: Fans besieged the star as she came out of the hotel. 3. To harass or overwhelm, as with requests: a shop owner besieged by job applications. [Middle English besegen, probably alteration of assegen, from Old French assegier, from Vulgar Latin *assedicāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Vulgar Latin *sedicāre, to sit; see SIEGE.] be·siegement n. be·sieger n. |
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