Australian English Meaning of dote

dote on

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Definitions and Meaning of dote in English

Wordnet

dote (v)

be foolish or senile due to old age

shower with love; show excessive affection for

Webster

dote (n.)

A marriage portion. [Obs.] See 1st Dot, n.

Natural endowments.

An imbecile; a dotard.

Webster

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.

FAQs About the word dote

dote on

be foolish or senile due to old age, shower with love; show excessive affection forA marriage portion. [Obs.] See 1st Dot, n., Natural endowments., To act fooli

adore,like,Worship,adulate,appreciate,canonize,cherish,deify,Hero worship,idolize

despise,Disdain,Dislike,belittle,disparage,put down,deprecate,despise

dot-com => dot-com, dotation => appropriation, dotary => dotty, dotard => dodderer, dotant => donor,