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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Besot

· Be·sot · IPA /bɪˈsɑt/
01 v. t. To make sottish; to make dull or stupid; to stupefy; to infatuate.
imp. & p. p. Besotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Besotting
  1. 1.
    To make sottish; to make dull or stupid; to stupefy; to infatuate.
    “Fools besotted with their crimes.” — Hudibras.