BESIE'GE, verb transitive [be and siege.] 1. To lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset, or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender, either by famine or by violent attacks; as, to besiege a castle or city. 2. To beset; to throng round.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI