Beleaguer

Be-lea′guer

,

Verb.

T.

[

imp. & p. p.

Beleaguered

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Beleaguering

.]

[D.

belegeren

(akin to G.

belagern

, Sw.

belägra

, 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.

Beleaguer

BELE'AGUER

,

Verb.

T.

belee'ger. To besiege; to block up; to surround with an army, so as to preclude escape.

beleaguer

English

Alternative forms

beleagure

Verb

beleaguer ‎(third-person singular simple present beleaguers, present participle beleaguering, simple past and past participle beleaguered)

To besiege; to surround with troops.
To vex, harass, or beset.

Derived terms

beleaguerment

Translations

to besiege; to surround with troops

Armenian: պաշարել (hy) ‎(pašarel), շրջապատել (hy) ‎(šrǰapatel)
Bulgarian: обсаждам (bg) ‎(obsaždam)
Czech: obléhat, oblehnout
Dutch: belegeren (nl)
Finnish: piirittää (fi)
French: investir (fr), assiéger (fr)

German: belagern (de), umzingeln
Norwegian: ^{(please verify)}beleire
Norwegian Nynorsk: omleire
Portuguese: sitiar
Romanian: împresura (ro), încercui (ro), asedia (ro), înconjura (ro)
Russian: осажда́ть (ru) ‎(osaždátʹ), окружа́ть (ru) ‎(okružátʹ)
Spanish: sitiar (es)

to vex, harass, or beset

Armenian: անհանգստացնել (hy) ‎(anhangstacʿnel)
Czech: obtěžovat
Dutch: belagen (nl)
Finnish: kiusata (fi)

German: bedrängen (de), belästigen (de), stören (de)
Romanian: necăji (ro), irita (ro), supăra (ro), sâcâi (ro)
Russian: беспоко́ить (ru) ‎(bespokóitʹ), осажда́ть (ru) ‎(osaždátʹ)

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BELE'AGUER

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