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Definitions for besot
bɪˈsɒtbe·sot
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Princeton's WordNet
besot, stupefyverb
make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
Wiktionary
besotverb
To muddle, stupefy, or act foolishly; as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.
You expect me and my men to besot ourselves with your drugs, ... uE000181450uE001 Robert Sheckley, "Legend of Conquistadors", Fantasy & Science Fiction: Vol. 104, Iss. 4; pg. 50; Apr, 2003
Etymology: From. Compare to assoten, assotten.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Besotverb
Etymology: from sot.
Swinish gluttony
Ne’er looks to heav’n amidst his gorgeous feast,
But, with besotted base ingratitude,
Crams and blasphemes his feeder. John Milton.Or fools besotted with their crimes,
That know not how to shift betimes. Hudibras, p. iii. c. ii.He is besotted, and has lost his reason; and what then can there be for religion to take hold of him by. South.
Paris, you speak
Like one besotted on your sweet delights. William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida.Trust not thy beauty; but restore the prize,
Which he, besotted on that face and eyes,
Would rend from us. John Dryden, Fables.
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besot
Besot means to make someone infatuated, obsessed or stupefied, often particularly through alcohol or love. It refers to a state of being unable to think clearly, typically through excessive drinking or strong emotions.
Webster Dictionary
Besotverb
to make sottish; to make dull or stupid; to stupefy; to infatuate
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Besot
be-sot′, v.t. to make sottish, dull, or stupid: to make a sot of: to cause to dote on: to infatuate (with):—pr.p. besot′ting; pa.p. besot′ted.—p.adj. Besot′ted, infatuated.—adv. Besot′tedly.—n. Besot′tedness.
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boets
betso
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of besot in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of besot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- замайвамBulgarian
- مست کردنPersian
- apatetarPortuguese
- besotUrdu
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