OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 32593

beleaguer

/bɪˈliː.ɡə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
asediar • cercar • sitiar
To besiege; to surround with troops.
I have read in some old marvellous tale, / Some legend strange and vague, / That a midnight host of spectres pale / Beleaguered the walls of Prague. // Beside the Moldau's rushing…
hostigar
To vex, harass, or beset.