obsideo

obsideō ēdī, essus, ēre

ob+sedeo, to sit, stay, remain, abide : domi, T.— To beset, haunt, frequent : umbilicum terrarum.—In war, to hem in, beset, besiege, invest, blockade : quod (oppidum) neque capi neque obsideri poterat, S.: omnīs aditūs: Uticam, Cs.: consilia ad obsidendam (urbem) versa, L.: obsessa Ilion, H.: Dextrum Scylla latus Obsidet, V.: aedīs, Iu.: omnibus rebus obsessi, hampered in every way , Cs.— Supin. acc. : proficiscitur obsessum turrim, S.—Poet.: obsessae fauces, choked , V.: obsessum frigore corpus, O.— To occupy, fill, possess : corporibus omnis obsidetur locus, is filled : milite campos, V.: Trachas obsessa palude, i. e. surrounded , O.: meum tempus, take up : cum obsideri aurīs a fratre cerneret, besieged , L.— To watch closely, look out for : iacere ad obsidendum stuprum.