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to beleaguer
01
to trouble or harass someone repeatedly over time
Transitive: to beleaguer sb
Examples
The celebrity was beleaguered by relentless paparazzi.
02
to surround a place or person with armed forces to compel surrender
Transitive: to beleaguer a place
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
beleaguer
3rd person singular
beleaguers
Present participle
beleaguering
Past simple
beleaguered
Past participle
beleaguered
Examples
The enemy army beleaguered the fortress for months without success.
Lexical Tree
beleaguering
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