The Only Use
besiege
in
The Poisonwood Bible
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- Adah the Poor Thing, hemiplegious egregious besiege us.†
Chpt 5besiege = surround and cut-off supplies; or overwhelm
Definitions:
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(1)
(besiege) to surround a place with armed forces and cut off supplies or attack; or more generally, to overwhelm someone with many requests, complaints, or attention, as if surrounding them and not letting up
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)