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Besiege vs Besit - What's the difference?

besiege | besit |

As verbs the difference between besiege and besit

is that besiege is (label) to beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer while besit is (obsolete) to sit around; sit about; besiege.

besiege

English

Verb

(besieg)
  • (label) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
  • To beleaguer, lay siege to, beset.
  • to assail or ply, as with requests or demands.

    • besit

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To sit around; sit about; besiege.
  • (obsolete) To sit upon.
  • (obsolete) To sit properly upon, as clothes; to suit; become.

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