| VERB | emotion | beset, harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, plague, molest, provoke | annoy continually or chronically |
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| competition | beset, set upon | assail or attack on all sides | |
| contact | beset, encrust, incrust | decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems / gems) |
| Sounds | bihseh't | |
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| Rhymes | abet ... yet: 108 rhymes with eht... | |
| Meaning | annoy continually or chronically. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, plague, molest, provoke | |
| Narrower | haze | harass by imposing / imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions |
| needle, goad | goad or provoke,as by constant criticism | |
| torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate | treat cruelly | |
| Broader | annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil | Cause annoyance in |
| Spanish | acosar sexualmente, acosar, aperrear, asediar, atosigar, causar, fastidiar, hostigar, molestar repetidamente, molestar, perseguir, plagar, provocar | |
| Catalan | atabuixar, causar, empaitar, fatigar, molestar | |
| Meaning | assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards". | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | set upon | |
| Broader | assail, assault, set on, attack | attack someone physically or emotionally |
| Spanish | acosar | |
| Meaning | decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems / gems) . | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | encrust, incrust | |
| Broader | decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify | make more attractive by adding ornament, colour / colour, etc. |
| Spanish | incrustar | |
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