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beleaguer
 
SYLLABICATION:be·lea·guer
PRONUNCIATION:  b-lgr
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: be·lea·guered, be·lea·guer·ing, be·lea·guers
1. To harass; beset: We are beleaguered by problems. 2. To surround with troops; besiege. See synonyms at besiege.
ETYMOLOGY:Probably Dutch belegeren : be-, around (from Middle Dutch bie; see ambhi in Appendix I) + leger, camp; see legh- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:be·leaguer·ment —NOUN
 
 
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