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laid siege tophrasepast tense of lay siege to to surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communicationThe military is preparing to lay siege to the city. beleaguered, besieged, blockaded, invested, leaguered(archaic) barricaded, blocked, cut off, dammed, encircledassailed, assaulted, attacked, besetconfined, insulated, isolated, quarantined emancipated, freed, liberated, released, rescued |