sitiar — meaning in English

English meaning

• beleaguer verb To surround a place with an army in order to attack it.
• besiege verb To surround a place with soldiers in order to force the people inside to give up.
• invest verb To put money into something, such as a business, property, or shares, in the hope of making a profit.

Senses

sitiar 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.
• invest (intransitive) To cause to be involved in; to cause to form strong attachments to.

beleaguer — full definition

1. verb To surround a place with an army in order to attack it.
2. verb To trouble or torment someone constantly.

besiege — full definition

1. verb To surround a place with soldiers in order to force the people inside to give up.
2. verb To trouble or surround someone persistently.
3. verb To keep asking someone for something, again and again.

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