Dote

Pronunciation

• enPR: dōt
• RP IPA: /dəʊt/
• Rhymes: -əʊt

Alternative forms

• doat obsolete

Origin

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

Full definition of dote

Verb

1. (intransitive, usually with on) To be excessively fond of.Little Bill's parents just keep doting on him.
2. (intransitive, archaic) To act in a foolish manner; to be senile.
• DrydenTime has made you dote, and vainly tell
  Of arms imagined in your lonely cell.
• SouthHe survived the use of his reason, grew infatuated, and doted long before he died.

Synonyms

• (to be fond of) adore, love

Noun

1. (Ireland) A darling, a cutie.
• Ted’s daughter is such a dote.
2. (obsolete) An imbecile; a dotard.

Anagrams

• toed