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Definition: BESOTTING

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb besot.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(besot)
1. Make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation.[Wordnet].
2. To make sottish; to make dull or stupid; to stupefy; to infatuate.[Websters].
3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: besotting, besotted, besots, besotter, besotters, besottingly and besottedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

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"Besotting" is a common misspelling or typo for: bespotting.

Date "Besotting" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1801. (references)

Specialty Definition: BESOTTING

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Verb] Infatuating; making sottish or foolish.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Verb] Present participle of besot. (references)

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Definition: BESOTTING

Part of SpeechDefinition
Verb1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb besot.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(besot)
1. Make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation.[Wordnet].
2. To make sottish; to make dull or stupid; to stupefy; to infatuate.[Websters].
3. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: besotting, besotted, besots, besotter, besotters, besottingly and besottedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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Date "BESOTTING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1801. (references)

Specialty Definition: BESOTTING

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Verb] Infatuating; making sottish or foolish.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary[Verb] Present participle of besot. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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