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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Beleaguer \Be*lea"guer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beleaguered}; p. pr & vb n. {Beleaguering}.] [D. belegeren (akin to G. belagern Sw bel["a]gra, 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. --Longfellow. Syn: To block up environ; invest; encompass. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: beleaguering n : the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack [syn: {siege}, {besieging}, {military blockade}]
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