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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dote/dəʊt/
▶verb
- 1 (dote on/upon) be extremely and uncritically fond of.
- 2 archaic be silly or feeble-minded, especially as a result of old age.
– derivatives
doter noun,
doting adjective,
dotingly adverb.
doter noun,
doting adjective,
dotingly adverb.
– origin ME: of uncertain origin; rel. to MDu. doten ‘be silly’.
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