asediar

Senso (English)

1. (transitive) to besiege, to beleaguer (to beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender)
2. (transitive) to bother, to pester

Synonyms

sitiar

rodear

cercar

provocar

atosigar

bloquear

confinar

hostigar

plagar

acosar sexualmente

acosar

molestar repetidamente

fastidiar

perseguir

Con il trattino come

a‧se‧diar

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/aseˈdjaɾ/

Etimologia (English)

Cognate with inglese: obsess

In summary

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin obsidiārī (“to waylay, to ambush”), from obsidium (“siege; ambush”), from obsideō (“to remain, to stay, to frequent; to besiege, to blockade”), whence English obsess.