Dote Synonyms & Definitions

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• DoteDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. i.) To be weak-minded, silly, or idiotic; to have the intellect impaired, especially by age, so that the mind wanders or wavers; to drivel.
2. (n.) An imbecile; a dotard.
3. (v. i.) To be excessively or foolishly fond; to love to excess; to be weakly affectionate; -- with on or upon; as, the mother dotes on her child.
4. (v. i.) To act foolishly.
5. (n.) A marriage portion. [Obs.] See 1st Dot, n.
6. (n.) Natural endowments.

• DoterDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) One who dotes; a man whose understanding is enfeebled by age; a dotard.
2. (n.) One excessively fond, or weak in love.