English → Latin
“besot” in Latin
īnfatuōto make a fool of; to infatuateoccaecōto make blind, deprive of sight; to darken, obscure; to hide, conceal, coverfatuusfoolish, silly, simple, stupid; insipid, tasteless; awkward, clumsy, unwieldyvēcorsmad, insane, crazysocorsfoolish, silly; sluggish, inert, inactive, dull (lacking in vitality or alertness); taking no interest ināmēnsfrenzied, mad; frantic, distracted; insane, dementeddēmōto remove, take away, or subtract; to withhold, take away, subtract from
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
besot
infatuare, occaecare. Besotted, fatuus, vecors, socors; amens, demens.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for besot?
- The usual Latin words for “besot” are īnfatuō, occaecō, fatuus; also vēcors, socors, āmēns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.