beleaguer

Significat (Anglès)

  1. To besiege; to surround with troops.
  2. To vex, harass, or beset.
  3. To exhaust.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/bɪˈliː.ɡə/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

Borrowed from Dutch belegeren and/or Middle Low German belēgeren; equivalent to be- + lair. Compare also German belagern, Danish belejre. The English spelling was perhaps influenced by unrelated league.

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