🏰besiege

verb
/bɪˈsiːdʒ/

Meaning

to surround a place with armed forces to capture it; to overwhelm with requests or attention

Example Sentences

The city was besieged by enemy troops.

Example Expressions

besieged with questions

Synonyms

attack, surround, blockade, encircle

Antonyms

liberate, free

Collocations

besiege a city, besieged by fans, besieged with requests

Related Vocabularies

to bring to an end; to decide based on evidence
to secretly enter or gain access to a place or group
to preserve or cherish something as sacred or important
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to go into or through something; to understand something deeply

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