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dote
[ doht ]
verb (used without object)
, dot·ed, dot·ing.
- 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.
dote
/ dəʊt /
verb
- foll byon or upon to love to an excessive or foolish degree
- to be foolish or weak-minded, esp as a result of old age
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Derived Forms
- ˈdoter, noun
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Other Words From
- doter noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dote1
1175–1225; Middle English doten “to behave foolishly, become feeble-minded”; cognate with Middle Dutch doten
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dote1
C13: related to Middle Dutch doten to be silly, Norwegian dudra to shake
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Example Sentences
So why does one species of dads dote over their children while the other bolts?
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Sure, I like the going out to the restaurants and the the-ayters, and I dote on dancing; but—say—thats not all the game.
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We'll all dote on him, hell be my reward If I dissemble.Lam.
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It is long since the sick world began to dote and talk idly: would she had but doted still!
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Oftentimes I forget my very name, so sharp a pang striking through my forehead that I dote and stare and forget all else.
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If ever one creature did dote upon another, Mr. George loved that sweet child.
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