beleaguer

[be·lea·guer]

Beleaguer means to pester or badger with persistence. A babysitter might find annoying the children who beleaguer her with requests for candy, cookies, games, and piggyback rides all at the same time.

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To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade.

Verb
surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"

Verb
annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"


v. t.
To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade.


Beleaguer

Be*lea"guer , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beleaguered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Beleaguering.] [D. belegeren (akin to G. belagern, Sw. bel'84gra, 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.
Syn. -- To block up; environ; invest; encompass.

To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade.

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