Beleaguer
Beleaguer verb - To surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication.
Descend on or upon and beleaguer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Descend on or upon" instead a verb "Beleaguer".
Descend on or upon
Descend on or upon verb - To take sudden, violent action against.
Usage example: the shock troops descended on the village without warning
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Synonyms for Descend on or upon
Beleaguer and descend on or upon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beleaguer" instead a verb phrase "Descend on or upon".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- attack and beleaguer
- attack and descend on or upon
- strike and beleaguer
- strike and descend on or upon
- overrun and beleaguer
- overrun and descend on or upon
- beset and beleaguer
- beset and descend on or upon
- envelop and beleaguer
- envelop and descend on or upon
- ravage and beleaguer
- ravage and descend on or upon
- besiege and beleaguer
- besiege and descend on or upon
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