Besiege
Pronunciation : Be*siege"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to siege. See Siege.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Besieged; p. pr. & vb. n. Besieging.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913