Besot
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
to make stupid or foolish:
the stories had besotted her mind with fear and superst-tion.
to infatuate; obsess:
youth and beauty have a tendency to besot middle-aged men; charm and tenderness does it for women of all ages.
historical examples
mr. dooley says finley dunne
voltaire’s philosophical dictionary voltaire
the attache thomas chandler haliburton
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