besiege

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verb

1. surround so as to force to give up (Freq. 2)
- The Turks besieged Vienna
• Syn:
beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent
• Derivationally related forms:
besieger
• Hypernyms:
attack, assail
• Hyponyms:
blockade, seal off, ebb
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. cause to feel distressed or worried
- She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged
• Hypernyms:
distress
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
3. harass, as with questions or requests
- The press photographers besieged the movie star
• Hypernyms:
importune, insist
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent