dote
Pronunciation Verb

dote (dotes, present participle doting; past and past participle doted)

  1. (intransitive, usually, with on) To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
    Synonyms: adore, love
    Little Bill's parents just keep doting on him.
  2. (intransitive, archaic) To act in a foolish manner; to be senile.
    • Time has made you dote, and vainly tell / Of arms imagined in your lonely cell.
    • He survived the use of his reason, grew infatuated, and doted long before he died.
Translations
  • German: schwärmen, vernarrt sein (in jemanden), einen Narren fressen (an etwas), verhätscheln
  • Russian: (слепо) обожа́ть
Translations
  • Russian: выжива́ть из ума́
Noun

dote (plural dotes)

  1. (Ireland) A darling, a cutie.
  2. (obsolete) An imbecile; a dotard.
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