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besot

[bih-sot]

verb (used with object)

besotted, besotting 
  1. to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.

  2. to make stupid or foolish.

    The stories had besotted her mind with fear and superstition.

  3. to infatuate; obsess.

    Youth and beauty have a tendency to besot middle-aged men; charm and tenderness does it for women of all ages.



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Other Word Forms

  • besottingly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of besot1

First recorded in 1575–85; be + sot
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A man apparently so besotted with his faith, he managed to grab a few awkward minutes with Pope Francis before the poor guy could shuffle off the mortal coil.

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Her outrageous request is granted after she dances the dance of the seven veils for her besotted stepfather, in a play that careens into multiple taboos under biblical cover.

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Like so many Americans of a certain class and character, he’s besotted with the British royal family and insisted, in defiance of all available evidence, that he was good friends with the late Queen Elizabeth.

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Then, as now, they're an exceptionally cute couple – tender and funny and clearly besotted with one another.

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I could sense this even as a “Star Wars”-besotted 8-year-old.

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