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View synonyms for besot

besot

[ bih-sot ]

verb (used with object)

, be·sot·ted, be·sot·ting.
  1. to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
  2. to make stupid or foolish:

    The stories had besotted her mind with fear and superstition.

  3. to infatuate; obsess:

    Youth and beauty have a tendency to besot middle-aged men; charm and tenderness does it for women of all ages.

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Other Words From

  • be·sotting·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of besot1

First recorded in 1575–85; be + sot

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Example Sentences

Up at Fort Shurdan they had a ginmill where th' warryors cud go an' besot thimsilves with bottled beer an' dominoes.

They've besot the house, and are a givin' lip to frighten folks.

The Indian wished to exercise men's minds equally, and give them pleasure; the popes wished to besot men's minds.

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