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be•sot
Pronunciation: (bi-sot'), [key]—
v.t., -sot•ted, -sot•ting.
1. to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
2. to make stupid or foolish:
a mind besotted with fear and superstition.
3. to infatuate; obsess:
He is besotted by her youth and beauty. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.