[be.set] vt -set ; -set.ting [ME besetten, fr. OE besettan, fr. be- + settan to set] (bef. 12c) 1: to set or stud with or as if with ornaments
2: trouble, harass "inflation ~s the economy" 3 a: to set upon: assail "the settlers were ~ by savages" b: to hem in: surround -- be.set.ment n