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besotted

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be·sot  (b-st)
tr.v. be·sot·ted, be·sot·ting, be·sots
To muddle or stupefy, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.

[be- + sot, to stupefy (from sot, fool; see sot) or from assot, to befool (from Old French assoter, from sot, foolish).]

besotted
Adjective
1. having an irrational passion for a person or thing
2. stupefied with alcohol
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.besotted - very drunk
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
drunk, inebriated, intoxicated - stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol); "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated"

besotted
adjective infatuated, charmed, captivated, beguiled, doting, smitten, bewitched, bowled over (informal) spellbound, enamoured, hypnotized, swept off your feet
Translations
besotted [bɪˈsɔtɪd] adj besotted with → chiflado por
besotted [bɪˈsɔtɪd] adj (Brit);
besotted with → entiché(e) de
besotted [bɪˈsɔtɪd] (Brit) adj besotted with → vernarrt in +acc
besotted [bɪˈsɔtɪd] adj (BRIT): besotted with → infatuato/a di


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That what we falsely call a religious cry is easily raised by men who have no religion, and who in their daily practice set at nought the commonest principles of right and wrong; that it is begotten of intolerance and persecution; that it is senseless, besotted, inveterate and unmerciful; all History teaches us.
Much did I wonder that so good a knight as Brian de Bois-Guilbert seemed so fondly besotted on the charms of this female, whom I received into this house merely to place a bar betwixt their growing intimacy, which else might have been cemented at the expense of the fall of our valiant and religious brother.
Watching her gravely, he asked himself why he had been so besotted with passion for her.
 
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