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beleaguer

v.
US //bɪˈɫiɡɝ// UK //bɪlˈiːɡɐ// be·lea·guer
Synonyms
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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