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dote

[ doht ]

verb (used without object)

doted, doting.
  1. to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually (usually followed by on or upon ):

    They dote on their youngest daughter.

  2. to show a decline of mental faculties, especially associated with old age.


noun

  1. decay of wood.

dote

/ »åəʊ³Ù /

verb

  1. foll byon or upon to love to an excessive or foolish degree
  2. to be foolish or weak-minded, esp as a result of old age
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ»å´Ç³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å´Ç³Ùİù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dote1

1175–1225; Middle English doten “to behave foolishly, become feeble-mindedâ€; cognate with Middle Dutch doten
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dote1

C13: related to Middle Dutch doten to be silly, Norwegian dudra to shake
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The source also told the magazine that Williams’ eldest, daughter Matilda, whom she had with late “Brokeback Mountain†co-star Heath Ledger, “has been doting on her younger siblings.â€

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Sarha leaves behind six daughters, and in a family statement Mrs Woods was described as a "doting grandmother".

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That constant instability is because American politics are seemingly no longer about actual policy, they’re about who can cozy up to Trump by doing his bidding most dotingly.

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Danielle was the eldest of six daughters, her mum said, adding she doted on all her siblings, and they all looked up to her.

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But Ben and his little brother were doted upon by all their adopted grannies and grandpas.

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