GRE Word List

BESIEGE

to surround with armed forces

The meaning of the word besiege is to surround with armed forces.

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protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
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subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
ephemerallasting a very short time
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
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