Beleaguer Blue Bi Lee Guhr Verb Tr Surround Troops Beset

beleaguer /bi-LEE-guhr/

verb tr.

1. To surround with troops.

2. To beset with difficulties.

[From Dutch belegeren (to camp around), from be- (around) + leger (camp). Ultimately from the Indo-European root legh- (to lie or lay), which also gave us lie, lay, lair, fellow, and laager. Earliest documented use: 1589.]

“Underlying tensions and unresolved issues continue to beleaguer the Blue Line area.” - In Lebanon, UN Official Urges ‘Calm, Restraint’ Along Blue Line; Asia News Monitor (Bangkok, Thailand); Feb 19, 2015.