bə sat
transitive verb
to confuse or make foolish with, or as if with, strong drink (sometimes used reflexively).
He was besotted by love.
As long as they faithfully discharge their obligations to the paramount power, they are permitted to dispose of large revenues, to fill their palaces with beautiful women, to besot themselves in the company of their favourite revellers, and to oppress with impunity any subject who may incur their displeasure. (Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England, from the Accession of James II: Volume 1)