Definition for BE-SIEGE'

BE-SIEGE', v.t. [be and siege; Fr. siege, and assieger, to besiege. See Siege.]

  1. To lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset, or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender, either by famine or by violent attacks; as, to besiege a castle or city.
  2. To beset; to throng round.

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