assediare

to besiege

verb ahs-seh-DYAH-reh Rare

Origin: From 'assedio' (siege), from Latin 'obsidium'.

Also means

to pester

Usage Note

Assediare uses the auxiliary avere. In its literal sense it means to lay siege to a city or fortress. Figuratively it is very common: i giornalisti assediavano il politico (the journalists were besieging the politician), mi assedia di domande (he pesters me with questions). The noun is assedio (m) — siege.

Examples

"I fan assediavano l'uscita del teatro."

Natural Translation

The fans were besieging the theatre exit.

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