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besiege

English

  1. 🔊 harass, as with questions or requests
    “The press photographers besieged the movie star”
  2. 🔊 surround so as to force to give up
    “The Turks besieged Vienna”
  3. 🔊 cause to feel distressed or worried
    “She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 sitiar to besiege
  2. 🔊 asediar to besiege, to beleaguer (to beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender)

Similar words

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