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Synonyms
be·set (bĭ-sĕt́)

[Middle English bisetten, from Old English besettan.]

transitive verb: -set, -set·ting, -sets. 

  1. To attack from all sides.
  2. To trouble persistently; harass. See synonyms at attack
  3. To hem in; surround: “the mountains which beset it round” (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
  4. To stud, as with jewels.

derivatives

be·set́ment
noun