Besotting

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Besot \Be*sot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Besotting}.]
   To make sottish; to make dull or stupid; to stupefy; to
   infatuate.
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         Fools besotted with their crimes.        --Hudibras.
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