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Meaning of 'dote' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dote [ n.]
- A marriage portion. [Obs.] See 1st Dot, n.
- Natural endowments.
- An imbecile; a dotard.
2 . Dote [ v. i.]
- To act foolishly.
- To be weak-minded, silly, or idiotic; to have the intellect impaired, especially by age, so that the mind wanders or wavers; to drivel.
- To be excessively or foolishly fond; to love to excess; to be weakly affectionate; -- with on or upon; as, the mother dotes on her child.

Meaning of 'dote' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dote [ v]
Meaning (1):
- shower with love; show excessive affection for
Example in sentence:
  • Grandmother dotes on the twins

Nearby Words:

dot dotage dotal dotant dotard dotardly dotary dotation doted dotehead

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