besot
/bɪˈsɑt/verb
besot is a verb meaning “To muddle, stupefy, or cause to act foolishly, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled B-E-S-O-T and has 2 syllables.
What does besot mean?
verb
- 1
To muddle, stupefy, or cause to act foolishly, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.
You expect me and my men to besot ourselves with your drugs, ...
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce besot?
- US /bɪˈsɑt/
- UK /bɪˈsɒt/
Besot has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-besot.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of besot
- besots present, singular, he/she/it
- besotting participle, present
- besotted past, participle
- besotten participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does besot come from?
From be- + sot. Compare to Middle English assoten, assotten (“to act foolishly; fall madly in love, become infatuated”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).