1. past tense and past participle of siege; surrounded and attacked (a place) in order to capture it
Usage: less common than ‘besieged’

Examples

• The army sieged the castle for three months.
• The fortress was sieged until the defenders surrendered.
• Enemy forces sieged the city throughout the winter.
• The rebels sieged the capital but failed to capture it.
• Medieval armies often sieged walled cities for extended periods.