besotted

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /bɪˈsɑtɪd/ UK /bɪˈsɒtɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
infatuated or intoxicated to the point of foolishness

He was utterly besotted with his new bride.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · infatuated or intoxicated... infatuated smittenenamoredintoxicateddotingobsessed

Opposites

indifferent sober detached

Word family

Derived forms besottedlybesottedness

Related forms sotbesot

Etymology

Past participle of besot ('to make foolish, intoxicate'), from be- (intensive) + sot ('fool'), from Old English sott ('fool').

be- Old English sott Old English

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# besotted

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /bɪˈsɑtɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /bɪˈsɒtɪd/

## Meanings
1. infatuated or intoxicated to the point of foolishness

## Examples
- He was utterly besotted with his new bride.

## Synonyms
- infatuated
- smitten
- enamored
- intoxicated
- doting
- obsessed

## Antonyms
- indifferent
- sober
- detached

## Derived Forms
- besottedly
- besottedness

## Related Forms
- sot
- besot

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: be-
- Root: sott

## Etymology
Past participle of besot ('to make foolish, intoxicate'), from be- (intensive) + sot ('fool'), from Old English sott ('fool').

## AI Etymology
Besotted is the past participle of besot ('to make foolish, intoxicate'), from be- (intensive) + sot ('fool'), from Old English sott ('fool'). The historical trail runs through be- in Old English and sott in Old English. Morphologically, besotted is transparent: it is the past participle of besot ('to make foolish, intoxicate'), from be- (intensive) + sot ('fool'), from Old English sott ('fool'). Used as an adjective, besotted now means "infatuated or intoxicated to the point of foolishness", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as besottedly and besottedness and related forms such as sot and besot. The modern word remains analyzable through its parts, which makes the semantic connection unusually direct.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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