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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

besot
    v 1: make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or
         infatuation [syn: besot, stupefy]