obsideō — meaning in English
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English meaning
- besiege verb To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
Senses
obsideō is used for these senses in English:
- besiege (transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
besiege — full definition
- verb To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
- verb To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
- verb To assail or ply, as with requests or demands.