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.