* Romantic: The young couple, besotted with each other, strolled hand-in-hand through the park, oblivious to the world around them.
* Addiction: He was besotted with video games, spending countless hours lost in virtual worlds.
* Obsessed: The artist was besotted with the idea of capturing the perfect sunset, spending weeks experimenting with different techniques.
* Figurative: The city, besotted with its own grandeur, failed to see the growing poverty in its suburbs.