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)

1. (transitive) To muddle, stupefy, or cause to act foolishly, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.
   • April 2003, Robert Sheckley, "Legend of Conquistadors", Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume 104, Issue 4; page 50

     You expect me and my men to besot ourselves with your drugs, ...

Derived terms

• besotted, besotten
• besottedness

Translations

to muddle or stupefy

• Bulgarian: замайвам (bg) (zamajvam)
• Greek: αποχαυνώνω (el) (apochavnóno), αποβλακώνω (el) (apovlakóno)

Anagrams

• Tebos, beots, boets, botes, tobes