ensiege

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verb

Synonym of besiege.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:ensiege.”

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besiege
OriginMiddle English ensegen ← Old French ensegier →
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Meanings

verbensiege (third-person singular simple present ensieges, present participle ensieging, simple past and past participle ensieged)

present singular third person ensieges · participle present ensieging · participle past ensieged · past ensieged

  1. rareSynonym of besiege.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:ensiege.

    Synonyms: besiege

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of besiege.

Similar
besiege

Origin

  1. Old Frenchensegier
  2. Middle Englishensegen
  3. Englishensiege

From Middle English ensegen, from Old French ensegier. Equivalent to en- + siege.

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APA

ensiege. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ensiege

MLA

“ensiege.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ensiege. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ensiege,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ensiege.

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