siege
[ seej ]
/ sidʒ /
noun
verb (used with object), sieged, sieg·ing.
to assail or assault; besiege.
Idioms for siege
lay siege to,
to besiege: The army laid siege to the city for over a month.
Origin of siege
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English
sege < Old French: seat, noun derivative of
siegier < Vulgar Latin
*sedicāre to set, derivative of Latin
sedēre to
sit1; (v.) Middle English
segen, derivative of the noun
SYNONYMS FOR siege
1
Siege,
blockade are terms for prevention of free movement to or from a place during wartime.
Siege implies surrounding a city and cutting off its communications, and usually includes direct assaults on its defenses.
Blockade is applied more often to naval operations that block all commerce, especially to cut off food and other supplies from defenders.
OTHER WORDS FROM siege
siege·a·ble, adjective un·sieged, adjectiveWords nearby siege
sidra,
sidrah,
sids,
sieg heil,
siegbahn,
siege,
siege mentality,
siege perilous,
siege piece,
siegen,
siegfried
Example sentences from the Web for siege
British Dictionary definitions for siege
siege
/ (siːdʒ) /
noun
- the offensive operations carried out to capture a fortified place by surrounding it, severing its communications and supply lines, and deploying weapons against it
- (as modifier)siege warfare
a persistent attempt to gain something
a long tedious period, as of illness, etc
obsolete
a seat or throne
lay siege to
to besiege
verb
(tr)
to besiege or assail
Word Origin for siege
C13: from Old French
sege a seat, from Vulgar Latin
sēdicāre (unattested) to sit down, from Latin
sedēre