Hypertext Webster Gateway: "besiege"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Besiege \Be*siege"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besieged}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Besieging}.] [OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to
siege. See {Siege}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
besiege
v 1: surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged
Vienna" [syn: {beleaguer}, {surround}, {hem in}, {circumvent}]
2: cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so
many problems that she got discouraged"
3: harass, as with questions or requests; "The press
photographers besieged the movie star"
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