Dote Definition

dōt
doted, dotes, doting
verb
To show excessive fondness or love.
Doted on their only child.
American Heritage
To be foolish or weak-minded, esp. because of old age.
Webster's New World
To be excessively or foolishly fond.
Webster's New World
noun

(Ireland) A darling, a cutie.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Dote

Noun

Singular:
dote
Plural:
dotes

Origin of Dote

  • From Old English doten; compare to Germanic dotten, "to be foolish".

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English doten

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Dote Sentence Examples

  • They make good parents and will dote on their children.

  • They need signs that will be sociable and dote on them.

  • Who will brush your silken coat And who on you will simply dote?

  • They have two children that she has always been devoted to, and now she gets to dote on her grandchildren as well, just like Erica.

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Words Starting With

DDODOT

Words Ending With

ETEOTE

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Words Starting With D and Ending With E

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4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With D4 Letter Words Ending With E