besiege
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verb with object
surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender; lay siege to:
〈軍隊が〉〈町･城など〉を(長期間)包囲する(surround)
e.g. the guerrillas continued to besiege other major cities to the north.
crowd around oppressively; surround and harass:
〈大勢の人が〉…を取り囲む, …に群がる, 押しかける
e.g. she spent the whole day besieged by newsmen.
(be besieged) be inundated by large numbers of requests or complaints:
〈人･考えなどが〉〈人〉を悩ます, 困らせる; 〈手紙･要求などが〉〈人〉に殺到する, 押し寄せる (!しばしば受け身で)
e.g. the television station was besieged with calls.
DERIVATIVES
besieger |bəˈsējər| noun
ORIGIN
Middle English: alteration (by change of prefix) of assiege, from Old French asegier.