verb
asediar
besiege
Rodear un lugar para cortar la salida, la entrada o la ayuda, y así forzar a quien está dentro.
Asediar is a Spanish verb. Here's an explanation in English:
Meaning
- Primary meaning: To besiege or lay siege to a place, usually a city or fortress, by surrounding it with armed forces to cut off supplies and force surrender.
- Figurative meaning: To persistently bother, harass, or pressure someone.
Parts of the word
- The verb asediar comes from the noun asedio, which means "siege."
- The suffix -ar denotes it's a verb of the first conjugation in Spanish.
Synonyms
- For the military sense: sitio, cercar
- For the figurative sense: acosar, hostigar, perseguir
Antonyms
- For the military sense: liberar, desocupar (to liberate, to vacate)
- For the figurative sense: dejar en paz (to leave alone, to stop bothering)
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Examples
Los soldados quieren asediar la ciudad.verb
The soldiers want to besiege the city.
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