besot
English
Etymology
From be- + sot. Compare to Middle English assoten, assotten (“to act foolishly; fall madly in love, become infatuated”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒt
Verb
besot (third-person singular simple present besots, present participle besotting, simple past besotted, past participle besotted or besotten)
- (transitive) To muddle, stupefy, or cause to act foolishly, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.
- You expect me and my men to besot ourselves with your drugs, ... — Robert Sheckley, "Legend of Conquistadors", Fantasy & Science Fiction: Vol. 104, Iss. 4; pg. 50; Apr, 2003
Derived terms
- besotted, besotten
- besottedness
Translations
to muddle or stupefy
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Anagrams
- Tebos, beots, boets, botes, tobes