Be‐siege″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Besieged (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Besieging.] [OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to siege. See Siege.] To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset.
Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost.
Shak.
Syn. — To environ; hem in; invest; encompass.