verb
- to make drunk or foolish; to stupefy with alcohol or infatuation
Usage: third person singular present tense of 'besot'; often used in literary or formal contexts
Examples
- Excessive drinking besots the mind and impairs judgment.
- The scandal besots his reputation beyond repair.
- Love besots even the wisest of people.
- The wine besots him every evening.
- She besots herself with fantasies about a life she cannot have.
- Infatuation besots young lovers to reality.