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beset

be·set

beset

 
pronunciation:
b set
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: verb
inflections: besets, besetting, beset
definition: to attack from all sides; besiege.
The wolves beset the moose.
synonyms:
besiege
similar words:
attack, hem, surround
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