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  • 1. siege
  • Rhymes with Siege
  • Pronounce Siege
  • How do you spell siege? Is it seige ?
  • Siege in a sentence
  • Quotes about Siege
Table of Contents
  • 1. siege
  • Rhymes with Siege
  • Pronounce Siege
  • How do you spell siege? Is it seige ?
  • Siege in a sentence
  • Quotes about Siege
Synonyms
Etymology

1. siege

noun. ['ˈsiːdʒ'] the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack.

Synonyms

  • encirclement
  • blockade
  • beleaguering
  • military blockade

Etymology

  • sege (Middle English (1100-1500))

Rhymes with Siege

  • strege
  • merhige
  • stege
  • steege
  • freije
  • brege
  • wege
  • seige
  • riege
  • liege
  • lege
  • hege
  • feige

How do you pronounce siege?

Pronounce siege as siʤ.

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UK - How to pronounce siege in British English

How do you spell siege? Is it seige ?

A common misspelling of siege is seige

Sentences with siege


1. Noun, singular or mass
Columbus witnessed the siege at Granada, which was a victory for Spanish Christians and the throne.

Quotes about siege


1. It's hard not to be a fighter when you're constantly under siege.
- Cassandra Duffy

2. Happiness is something you lay siege to, it is a battle like a game of go. I will take hold of all the pain and snuff it out.
- Shan Sa, The Girl Who Played Go

3. The Encyclopedia--the advance artillery of reason, the armada of philosophy, the siege engine of the enlightenment...
- Peter Prange, The Philosopher's Kiss: A Novel

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