Sage vs. Siege — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Sage and Siege
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Definitions
Sage
One venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom.
Siege
A siege is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or a well-prepared assault. This derives from Latin: sedere, lit. 'to sit'.
Sage
Any of various plants of the genus Salvia of the mint family, especially S. officinalis, having aromatic grayish-green leaves.
Siege
A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender
Siege warfare
Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks
Sage
The leaves of S. officinalis used as a seasoning.
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Siege
A group of herons
There is a siege of herons at the river
Sage
Any of various similar or related plants, chiefly in the mint family.
Siege
The surrounding and blockading of a city, town, or fortress by an army attempting to capture it.
Sage
Sagebrush.
Siege
A prolonged period, as of illness
A siege of asthma.
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Sage
Having or exhibiting wisdom and calm judgment.
Siege
(Obsolete) A seat, especially a throne.
Sage
Proceeding from or marked by wisdom and calm judgment
Sage advice.
Siege
To subject to a siege; besiege
The invaders sieged the castle.
Sage
(Archaic) Serious; solemn.
Siege
(heading) Military action.
Sage
Wise.
Siege
(US) A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.
Sage
(obsolete) grave; serious; solemn
Siege
(figuratively) A prolonged assault or attack.
Sage
A wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
Siege
(heading) A seat.
Sage
The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
Siege
(obsolete) A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.
Sage
Any plant in the genus Salvia
Siege
(obsolete) An ecclesiastical see.
Sage
Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.
Siege
(obsolete) The place where one has his seat; a home, residence, domain, empire.
Sage
(Internet slang) Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software.
Sage in all fields
Siege
The seat of a heron while looking out for prey.
Sage
(Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply.
Reminder to sage and report.
Siege
A flock of heron.
Sage
A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.
Siege
(obsolete) A toilet seat.
Sage
A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher.
At his birth a star,Unseen before in heaven, proclaims him come,And guides the Eastern sages.
Siege
(obsolete) The anus; the rectum.
Sage
Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious.
All you sage counselors, hence!
Siege
(obsolete) Excrements, stool, fecal matter.
Sage
Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose.
Commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice, counseled the general to retreat.
Siege
(obsolete) Rank; grade; station; estimation.
Sage
Grave; serious; solemn.
Siege
(obsolete) The floor of a glass-furnace.
Sage
A mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
Siege
(obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
Sage
Aromatic fresh or dried gray-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc
Siege
To assault or blockade a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege.
Sage
Any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
Siege
A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne.
A stately siege of sovereign majesty,And thereon sat a woman gorgeous gay.
In our great hall there stood a vacant chair . . . And Merlin called it "The siege perilous."
Sage
Having wisdom that comes with age and experience
Siege
Hence, place or situation; seat.
Ah! traitorous eyes, come out of your shameless siege forever.
Sage
Of the gray-green color of sage leaves
Siege
Rank; grade; station; estimation.
I fetch my life and beingFrom men of royal siege.
Siege
Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter.
The siege of this mooncalf.
Siege
The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under Blockade.
Siege
Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession.
Love stood the siege, and would not yield his breast.
Siege
The floor of a glass-furnace.
Siege
A workman's bench.
Siege
To besiege; to beset.
Through all the dangers that can siegeThe life of man.
Siege
The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack