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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.


doter, noun
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