dote
[ doht ]
verb (used without object),dot·ed, dot·ing.Also doat .
to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually (usually followed by on or upon): They dote on their youngest daughter.
to show a decline of mental faculties, especially associated with old age.
noun
decay of wood.
Origin of dote
11175–1225; Middle English doten “to behave foolishly, become feeble-minded”; cognate with Middle Dutch doten
Other words from dote
- doter, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for dote
dote
now rarely doat
/ (dəʊt) /
verb(intr)
(foll by on or upon) to love to an excessive or foolish degree
to be foolish or weak-minded, esp as a result of old age
Origin of dote
1C13: related to Middle Dutch doten to be silly, Norwegian dudra to shake
Derived forms of dote
- doter or now rarely doater, noun
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