What does "besot" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "besot"?

Common synonyms include: stupefy, addle, anesthetize, bedaze, befuddle, bemuse.

/bɪˈsɑt/ verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Verb

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
make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation wordnet

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

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