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sitiar meaning in English

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sitiar verb

beleaguer [beleaguered, beleaguering, beleaguers](to besiege; to surround with troops)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈliː.ɡə(r)] [US: bə.ˈliː.ɡər]

beset [beset, besetting, besets](to surround or hem in)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈset] [US: bə.ˈset]

besiege [besieged, besieging, besieges](to surround with armed forces)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈsiːdʒ] [US: bə.ˈsiːdʒ]
No delegation was allowed to visit the besieged region. = No se le permitió a ninguna delegación el visitar la región sitiada.

invest [invested, investing, invests](to lay siege to)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈvest] [US: ˌɪn.ˈvest]