besiege

CEFRC1

/bəˈsiːd͡ʒ/

verb

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.

In context

Protesters besiege the government building daily.
They should have inflicted a much heavier loss on their besieged opponents, the highlight being a late goal for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins on debut after he came on as a substitute.

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They should have inflicted a much heavier loss on their besieged opponents, the highlight being a late goal for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins on debut after he came on as a substitute.
2021 March 25, Phil McNulty, “England 5-0 San Marino”, in BBC Sport
When it arrived, the train was headed by a "K" class 4-6-0 wood-burning locomotive, and a water-tank wagon next to the tender was immediately besieged by women and girls, clad in their picturesque national costume, all with empty kerosene tins for water, a scene which was re-enacted at each stop down the line.
1943 November and December, G. T. Porter, “The Lines Behind the Lines in Burma”, in Railway Magazine, page 325

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From Middle English besegen, bisegen, equivalent to be- (“around, about”) + siege.