Definition of BESOT

besot

Verb

Verb Forms: besotted, besotting, besots

  • To infatuate or stupefy, as if with drink.
  • make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
  • To muddle, stupefy, or cause to act foolishly, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.

Examples

  • He was besotted with the idea of playing a nine-letter word.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

stupefy

Scrabble Score: 7

besot: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
besot: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
besot: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

besot: valid Words With Friends Word