besotted Syllabification: (be·sot·ted)Pronunciation: /biˈsätid/Translate besotted | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of besotted adjective 1strongly infatuated:he became besotted with his best friend’s sister 2 archaic intoxicated; drunk. Origin: late 16th century: past participle of besot 'make foolishly affectionate', from be- 'cause to be' + sotbesotted in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of besotted in the British & World English dictionary
