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05-26-2015, 11:56 AM
besot
\ bih-SOT \ , verb;
1.
To infatuate; obsess.
2.
To intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
3.
To make stupid or foolish: a mind besotted with fear and superstition.
Quotes:
We mustn't besot ourselves with big words like independence and sovereignty. We must begin with small concrete tasks.
-- Piotr Rawicz and Peter Wiles, Blood from the Sky
He tried to appear as besot with her as he was with her father's power and money.
-- Judith Pella and Tracie Peterson, A Hope Beyond
Origin:
The prefix be was used in Middle English to denote verbs, as in the contemporary words become and befriend. The word sot referred to an alcoholic.
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\ bih-SOT \ , verb;
1.
To infatuate; obsess.
2.
To intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
3.
To make stupid or foolish: a mind besotted with fear and superstition.
Quotes:
We mustn't besot ourselves with big words like independence and sovereignty. We must begin with small concrete tasks.
-- Piotr Rawicz and Peter Wiles, Blood from the Sky
He tried to appear as besot with her as he was with her father's power and money.
-- Judith Pella and Tracie Peterson, A Hope Beyond
Origin:
The prefix be was used in Middle English to denote verbs, as in the contemporary words become and befriend. The word sot referred to an alcoholic.
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