sitiar — meaning in English

English meaning

• beleaguer verb To besiege; to surround with troops.
• beset verb To trouble or threaten from many directions at once, especially with difficulties or dangers.
• besiege verb To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.

Senses

sitiar is used for these senses in English:

• beleaguer To besiege; to surround with troops.
• beset (transitive) To surround or hem in.
• beset (transitive, sometimes, figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.
• 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.

beset — full definition

1. verb To trouble or threaten from many directions at once, especially with difficulties or dangers.
2. verb To surround or hem something in on all sides.

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