About The Word Beleaguer
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Beleaguer
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What's The Definition Of Beleaguer?
[v] surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
[v] annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" Synonyms | Synonyms for Beleaguer: badger | besiege | bug | circumvent | harass | hem in | pester | surround | tease Related Terms | Find terms related to Beleaguer: annoy | bedevil | beset | besiege | blockade | bound | box in | cage | chamber | close in | compass | contain | coop | coop in | coop up | cordon | cordon off | corral | encircle | enclose | encompass | enshrine | envelop | fence in | gnaw | harass | harry | hedge in | hem in | house in | impound | imprison | incarcerate | include | invest | jail | kennel | lay siege to | leaguer | mew | mew up | pen | pen in | pester | plague | pocket | quarantine | rail in | shrine | shut in | shut up | siege | soften up | stable | storm | surround | tease | wall in | wrap | yard | yard up See Also | assail | attack | bedevil | blockade | crucify | dun | ebb | frustrate | rag | seal off | torment Beleaguer In Webster's Dictionary \Be*lea"guer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beleaguered}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Beleaguering}.] [D. belegeren (akin to G.
belagern, Sw. bel["a]gra, Dan. beleire); pref. be- = E. be- +
leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See {Lair}.]
To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to
besiege; to blockade.
The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. --Longfellow.
Syn: To block up; environ; invest; encompass.
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