besiege
/bih-SEEJ/verbto surround with armed forces; to overwhelm with requests
“Reporters besieged the lab after the announcement.”
- Synonyms
- surround, beset, swamp
- Antonyms
- relieve
- Memory hook
- be + siege: put under siege.
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