besiege Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb surround so as to force to give up
    beleaguer; circumvent; hem in; surround.
    • The Turks besieged Vienna
  2. verb cause to feel distressed or worried
    • She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged
  3. verb harass, as with questions or requests
    • The press photographers besieged the movie star

WordNet

Be*siege" transitive verb
Etymology
OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to siege. See Siege.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Besieged present participle & verbal noun Besieging
Definitions
  1. To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset.
    Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost. Shak.
    Syn. -- To environ; hem in; invest; encompass.

Webster 1913