besot

Meanings

• Verb

  To enamor or infatuate someone, often to an excessive degree.

  - "She was besot with love for her new puppy."
  - "The young man was besot by the beauty of the actress."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with besot
bot , not , grot , mote , rote

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Variants

List of all variants of besot that leads to same result
besot , besots , besotted , besottedly , besotting

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to bewitch' or 'to be under a spell'. Derived from Old French 'besotter', meaning 'to be mad' or 'to be infatuated'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'besot' is related to the word 'beseech', which means to ask someone for something earnestly.

2. The term 'besotted' is often used to describe someone who is excessively drunk.

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Related Concepts

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1. Infatuation: A strong and often short-lived passion or obsession for someone or something.

2. Enamored: Being deeply in love or infatuated with someone or something.

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Culture

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Besot has been used extensively in literature to describe characters who are enamored or infatuated. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night', Malvolio is described as 'besot with love' for Olivia.

How to Memorize "besot"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the feeling of being infatuated or enamored with someone or something. Imagine yourself in a state of deep affection and longing.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'besot' with the feeling of being in love or having a strong infatuation for someone or something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'B' for 'Bewitch', 'E' for 'Enamored', 'S' for 'Short-lived passion', and 'O' for 'Obsession' or 'Other'.

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