verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To muddle, stupefy, or cause to act foolishly, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation. transitive

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

2. 2
   make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

addleanesthetizebedazebefuddlebemusebenumb

Example

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

Etymology

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

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