dote
[ doht ]
/ doʊt /
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.
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Origin of dote
1175–1225; Middle English doten “to behave foolishly, become feeble-minded”; cognate with Middle Dutch doten
OTHER WORDS FROM dote
doter, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for dote
There are five varieties of them, the largest of which is the hood seal and the smallest the doter or harbour seal.
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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
Derived forms of dote
doter or now rarely doater, nounWord Origin for dote
C13: related to Middle Dutch doten to be silly, Norwegian dudra to shake
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