01 v. t. To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset.
imp. & p. p.
Besieged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Besieging
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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.