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verb (used with object), -sot·ted, -sot·ting.
1.
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
2.
to make stupid or foolish: a mind besotted with fear and superstition.
3.
to infatuate; obsess: He is besotted by her youth and beauty.
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Besotted
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example Sentences
- He becomes besotted with her, even though she really is a selfish tramp.
- In the effervescent glow of a boom, the city is besotted with fancy cars.
- We are besotted with the dinosaurs in a way, size is everything.
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