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περιχαρακόω

περιχαρακόω, to surround with a stockade

περιχᾰρᾰκ-όω,
  • surround with a stockade, τὸ τεῖχος Aeschin. 3.236; fortify, Plb. 4.56.8; π. [πόλιν] ἐκ θαλάσσης ἐς θάλασσαν Ph. Bel. 96.39; blockade, besiege, App. Hisp. 90:—Pass., to be besieged, Polyaen. 2.2.5 (περιχᾰρᾰκ-εύομαι ibid., s.v.l.): metaph., πατρίδα συμβουλίαις -κεχαρακωμένην Din. 1.64.

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