besotted
Use Besotted in a sentence
ɪd adjective
1.
intoxicated; drunk: We found him besotted with wine.
2.
infatuated or obsessed: a besotted mom and her new baby; They had one date and he was utterly besotted.
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verb (used with object), be·sot·ted, be·sot·ting.
1.
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
2.
to make stupid or foolish: The stories had besotted her mind with fear and superstition.
3.
to infatuate; obsess: Youth and beauty have a tendency to besot middle-aged men; charm and tenderness does it for women of all ages.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | stupefied with drink; intoxicated |
| 2. | infatuated; doting |
| 3. | foolish; muddled |
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Example sentences
By the time she tells him that she will enter a convent the next day, he is besotted.
He becomes besotted with her, even though she really is a selfish tramp.
We are besotted with the dinosaurs in a way, size is everything.
In the effervescent glow of a boom, the city is besotted with fancy cars.
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