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doat

  [doht]
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–verb (used without object)
dote.

dote

  [doht] verb, dot⋅ed, dot⋅ing, noun
–verb (used without object) Also, doat.
1. to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually (usually fol. by on or upon): They dote on their youngest daughter.
2. to show a decline of mental faculties, esp. associated with old age.
–noun
3. decay of wood.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME doten to behave foolishly, become feeble-minded; c. MD doten.

Related forms:
doter, noun
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Word Origin & History

dote 
c.1205, from M.L.G. doten "be foolish," of unknown origin. Dotage, lit. "the state of one who dotes," first recorded c.1390 for "senility." Dotard (n.) "imbecile" is attested from c.1386.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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