dote on (verb)
1dote 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… …
2dote — [ dout ] verb dote on phrasal verb transitive dote on someone to love someone very much, often so much that you do not notice their faults: She absolutely dotes on the grandchildren …
3dote 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 …
4dote — verb dote on/upon sb phrasal verb (T) to love someone and to show this by your actions: I can t help doting on my granddaughter. doting adjective (only before noun): a doting parent dotingly adverb …
5dote — ► VERB (dote on/upon) ▪ be extremely and uncritically fond of. DERIVATIVES doting adjective. ORIGIN related to Dutch doten be silly …
6dote — 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. noun Irish informal a sweet or adorable person. Derivatives doter noun doting adjective dotingly adverb …
7dote — UK [dəʊt] / US [doʊt] verb Word forms dote : present tense I/you/we/they dote he/she/it dotes present participle doting past tense doted past participle doted Phrasal verbs: dote on …
8dote on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dote on : present tense I/you/we/they dote on he/she/it dotes on present participle doting on past tense doted on past participle doted on dote on someone to love someone very much, often so much that you do… …
9dote — [13] English may have borrowed dote from Middle Dutch doten ‘be silly’, but its ultimate origins are not known. To begin with it meant ‘be silly’ in English too (a sense now mainly preserved in its various derivatives), and ‘show excessive… …
10dote — /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 …