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Definitions for Dote

[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.
[3] decay of wood.
[4] (foll by on or upon ) to love to an excessive or foolish degree
[5] to be foolish or weak-minded, esp as a result of old age

Words related to Dote

fawn, cherish, praise, nurture, flatter, adulate, brown-nose, blandish, cajole

Words nearby Dote

dotage, dotard, dotation, dotcom, dotcommer, dote, doth, dothan, doting, dotted, dotted line

Origin of Dote

1175–1225; Middle English doten to behave foolishly, become feeble-minded; cognate with Middle Dutch doten.

Other words from Dote

dot·er , noun

Word origin for Dote

C13: related to Middle Dutch doten to be silly, Norwegian dudra to shake

Synonyms for Dote

cherish, fawn, flatter, nurture, praise, adulate, blandish, brown-nose, cajole