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besot

US/bɪˈsɑt/UK/bɪˈsɒt/

verb

To muddle, stupefy, or cause to act foolishly, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.

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Meanings

verbbesot (third-person singular simple present besots, present participle besotting, simple past besotted, past participle besotted or besotten)

present singular third person besots · participle present besotting · past besotted · participle past besotted · participle past besotten

transitiveTo 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, ...
April 2003, Robert Sheckley, "Legend of Conquistadors", Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume 104, Issue 4; page 50

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation

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desensitize desensitise

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From be- + sot. Compare to Middle English assoten, assotten (“to act foolishly; fall madly in love, become infatuated”).

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Translations

Bulgarian замайвам

замайвам (zamajvam)to muddle or stupefy

Greek αποχαυνώνω, αποβλακώνω

αποχαυνώνω (apochavnóno)to muddle or stupefy
αποβλακώνω (apovlakóno)to muddle or stupefy

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with besot

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Cite this entry

APA

besot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besot

MLA

“besot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “besot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besot.

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