- dote on or upon
- Love very fondly, love excessively, be foolishly fond of.
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dote — /doʊt / (say doht) verb (i) (doted, doting) 1. to be weak minded, especially from old age. –phrase 2. dote on (or upon), to bestow excessive love or fondness on. Also, Obsolete, doat. {Middle English doten. Compare Dutch dutten doze, dote} –doter …
dote on/upon — [phrasal verb] dote on/upon (someone or something) : to give a lot of love or attention to (someone or something) She doted on her new grandchild. • • • Main Entry: ↑dote … Useful english dictionary
dote — [dəut US dout] v dote on/upon [dote on/upon sb] phr v [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch doten to be stupid ] to love someone very much, and show this by your actions ▪ Everyone doted on Sally, the only girl… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Dote — Dote, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Doted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Doting}.] [OE. doten; akin to OD. doten, D. dutten, to doze, Icel. dotta to nod from sleep, MHG. t?zen to keep still: cf. F. doter, OF. radoter (to dote, rave, talk idly or senselessly), which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dote upon — dote on / dote upon [v] lavish affection on admire, adore, be fond of, be infatuated with, be sweet on*, cherish, enjoy, fancy, hold dear, idolize, like, love, pet, prize, treasure, worship; concept 32 Ant. ignore, neglect … New thesaurus
dote on — dote upon [verb] adore, admire, hold dear, idolize, lavish affection on, prize, treasure * * * ADORE, love dearly, be devoted to, idolize, treasure, cherish, worship, hold dear; indulge, spoil, pamper. → dote * * * ˈdote on [transitive] [present… … Useful english dictionary
dote upon somebody — ˈdote on/upon sb derived to feel and show great love for sb, ignoring their faults • He dotes on his children. Main entry: ↑dotederived … Useful english dictionary
dote on — / dote upon [v] lavish affection on admire, adore, be fond of, be infatuated with, be sweet on*, cherish, enjoy, fancy, hold dear, idolize, like, love, pet, prize, treasure, worship; concept 32 Ant. ignore, neglect … New thesaurus
dote — ► VERB (dote on/upon) ▪ be extremely and uncritically fond of. DERIVATIVES doting adjective. ORIGIN related to Dutch doten be silly … English terms dictionary
dote — [dōt] vi. doted, doting [ME doten, akin to MDu, to dote & dotten, to be insane: for IE base see DODDER1] 1. Archaic to be foolish or weak minded, esp. because of old age 2. to be excessively or foolishly fond: with on or upon doter n … English World dictionary
