BESET', v.t. pret. and pp. beset. 1. To surround; to inclose; to hem in; to besiege; as, we are beset with enemies; a city is beset with troops. Hence,2. To press on all sides, so as to perplex; to entangle, so as to render escape difficult or impossible. Adam sore beset replied.3. To waylay.4. To fall upon.
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