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beleaguer

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9 lettersPronunciation /bɪˈliː.ɡə/Part of speech verbSorted abeeeglruStarts with BEnds with R0 clues
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Definitions

  1. surround so as to force to give up

Word origin

Borrowed from Dutch belegeren and/or Middle Low German belēgeren; equivalent to be- + lair. Compare also German belagern, Danish belejre. The English spelling was perhaps influenced by unrelated league.

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Synonyms

bug 3 letterstease 5 lettersbadger 6 letterspester 6 lettersbesiege 7 letterssurround 8 letterscircumvent 10 letters

Broader terms

dun 3 lettersrag 3 lettersassail 6 lettersattack 6 lettersbedevil 7 letterscrucify 7 letterstorment 7 lettersfrustrate 9 letters

More specific words

ebb 3 lettersblockade 8 letters

Rhymes

suer 4 lettersbluer 5 letterstruer 5 lettersarguer 6 lettersissuer 6 lettersvaguer 6 lettersvaluer 6 letterschequer 7 letters

Longer words

beleaguers 10 lettersbeleaguered 11 lettersbeleaguering 12 letters