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What is the difference between besot and sot?

besot | sot |

As verbs the difference between besot and sot

is that besot is to muddle, stupefy, or act foolishly; as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation while sot is to drink until one becomes drunk.

As a noun sot is

(archaic) stupid person; fool.

besot

English

Verb

  • To muddle, stupefy, or act foolishly; as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation.
    • You expect me and my men to besot ourselves with your drugs, ... — Robert Sheckley, "Legend of Conquistadors", Fantasy & Science Fiction: Vol. 104, Iss. 4; pg. 50; Apr, 2003

    Derived terms

    * besotted, besotten * besottedness

    Anagrams

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    sot

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) stupid person; fool
  • * 1610 , , act 3 scene 2
    • Remember / First to possess his books; for without them / He's but a sot , as I am
  • * Oldham
    • In Egypt oft has seen the Sot bow down, / And reverence some deified Baboon.
  • drunkard
  • * Roscommon
    • Every sign / That calls the staring sots to nasty wine.

    Derived terms

    * sottish

    Verb

  • To drink until one becomes drunk
  • To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot.
  • * Dryden
    • I hate to see a brave, bold fellow sotted .

    Derived terms

    * sotted

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