Sekirov Dictionary

dote

UK /dəʊt/US /doʊt/

noun 4
verb 4
forms 5
phrases 1

noun4

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(Ireland) A darling, a cutie.
- But to be sure baby Boardman was as good as gold, a perfect little dote in his new fancy bib. — 1922
(rare) Decay in a tree.
•
(no longer used) An imbecile; a dotard.
- How did his death-bed make him a doate! — 1630
(no longer used) Dowry.

verb4

•
To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
- Little Bill's parents just keep doting on him.
•
(no longer used) To act in a foolish manner; to be senile.
- He survived the use of his reason, grew infatuated, and doted long before he died. — 1692
(no longer used) To endow, donate.
(no longer used, rare) To rot, decay.

forms

doted · doting · dotes · doteth · dotest

Phrases with dote

dote over
To care for (someone), usually excessively or in an overly emotional manner.

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