belegeren — meaning in English

English meaning

• beleaguer verb To besiege; to surround with troops.
• besiege verb To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.

Senses

belegeren is used for these senses in English:

• beleaguer To besiege; to surround with troops.
• besiege (transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.

beleaguer — full definition

1. verb To besiege; to surround with troops.
2. verb To vex, harass, or beset.

besiege — full definition

1. verb To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
2. verb To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
3. verb To assail or ply, as with requests or demands.

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