împresura

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împresura

Where it comes from

From în- + Vulgar Latin *pressurāre, from Latin pressura, or from the Vulgar Latin root *impressoriāre, from Latin pressorium, or ultimately from pressus through a resulting hypothetical lost word in Romanian, *pres and its plural *presuri.

verb a împresura 1st conjugation · împresoară · împresurat · împresoare · a împresura · împresurând

to besiege, beleaguer, beset
to encircle

In English

besiege to surround with armed forces
beset to encircle or surround (someone or something)
encircle surround
beleaguer to besiege; to surround with troops

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MLA

"împresura." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEmpresura. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

împresura. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEmpresura

Chicago

"împresura." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEmpresura.

BibTeX

@misc{i_mpresura_2026,
  title = {împresura},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEmpresura},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}