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beleaguer

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Main Entry:
be·lea·guer 
          Listen to the pronunciation of beleaguer
Pronunciation:
\bi-ˈlē-gər, bē-\
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
be·lea·guered; be·lea·guer·ing 
          Listen to the pronunciation of beleaguering \-g(ə-)riŋ\
Etymology:
Dutch belegeren, from be- (akin to Old English be-) + leger camp; akin to Old High German legar bed — more at lair
Date:
1587
1 : besiege 2 : trouble , harass <beleaguered parents> <an economically beleaguered city>
be·lea·guer·ment 
          Listen to the pronunciation of beleaguerment \-mənt\ noun


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