Be-siege', v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. BESIEGED; p. pr. & vb. n. BESIEGING.] [be and siege; Fr. siège and assiéger, to besiege. See SIEGE.] To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to beleaguer; to beset.

Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost. Shak.

Synonyms—To beleaguer; beset; environ; hem in; invest; block up; encompass.