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Verb beset has 3 senses
- harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke - annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
--1 is one way to annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- beset, set upon - assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"
--2 is one way to assail, assault, set on, attack
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- encrust, incrust, beset - decorate or cover lavishly with gems
--3 is one way to decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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