besiege
verbEtymology
From Middle English besegen, bisegen, equivalent to be- (“around, about”) + siege.
- inherited from besegen
Definitions
To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay…
To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
- They should have inflicted a much heavier loss on their besieged opponents, the highlight being a late goal for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins on debut after he came on as a substitute.
To assail or ply, as with requests or demands.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at besiege. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at besiege. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at besiege
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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