Besiege \Be*siege"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besieged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Besieging}.] [OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to siege. See {Siege}.] 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.
"Israel's motive in this anti-Iraq campaign is to harm the reputation of Iraq, terrorize us, besiege Baghdad and then prepare to launch an attack on us and other Arab nations," Aziz said.
People besiege them as if they hadn't eaten for a week.
"We will besiege them for a while, until they run out of supplies and ammunition and then try again.
Last July, discontent led an estimated 4,000 Albanians to besiege embassies in Tirana before being allowed to emigrate.