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besetting definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb beset 1 of 3 senses of beset Sense 1 harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke => nettle, needle, goad Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb beset 1 of 3 senses of beset Sense 1 harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke => nettle, needle, goad Entailment of verb beset Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb beset 3 senses of beset Sense 1 harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke => annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil Sense 2 beset, set upon => assail, assault, set on attack Sense 3 encrust, beset => decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify Familiarity of verb beset beset used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb beset Sense 1 harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke => annoy, rag, get to bother, get at irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil -------------- Sense 2 beset, set upon => assail, assault, set on attack -------------- Sense 3 encrust, beset => decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify -------------- Overview of verb beset The verb beset has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke -- (annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked") 2. (2) beset, set upon -- (to assail or attack on all sides:"The lioness..beset by men and hounds." Pope) 3. encrust, beset -- (decorate or cover lavishly with gems) Overview of verb beset The verb beset has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke -- (annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked") 2. (2) beset, set upon -- (to assail or attack on all sides:"The lioness..beset by men and hounds." Pope) 3. encrust, beset -- (decorate or cover lavishly with gems)
besetting definition
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