The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Besot \Be*sot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besotted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Besotting.]
To make sottish; to make dull or stupid; to stupefy; to
infatuate.
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Fools besotted with their crimes. --Hudibras.
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