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(bē sät′, bi-)

transitive verb besotted, besotting

to make a sot of; stupefy or confuse, as with alcoholic drink
to make silly or foolish

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besotted adjective

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transitive verb be·sot·ted, be·sot·ting, be·sots

To muddle or stupefy, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.

Origin:

Origin: be-

Origin: + sot, to stupefy (from sot, fool; see sot)

Origin: or from assot, to befool (from Old French assoter, from sot, foolish)

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