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assiege

/əˈsiːd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
assiege
IPA
/əˈsiːd͡ʒ/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A siege.

Obsolete

verb

To besiege.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old French asegier (“besiege”) (Modern French assiéger); equivalent to a- + siege.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

assieges (plural) assieges (present, singular) assieging (participle, present) assieged (participle, past) assieged (past)

Rhymes With

siege prestige liege besiege guige

Questions

How do you pronounce assiege?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsiːd͡ʒ/.
What does assiege mean?
A siege.
Where does assiege come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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