dote — to show excessive fondness or love for someone
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to show excessive fondness or love for someone
Pronunciation (IPA): /doʊt/
Example Sentences
- My cat dotes on me so much that it follows me to the bathroom.
- The CEO dotes on his youngest employee like she's his own daughter.
- He dotes on his vintage car more than most people love their pets.
dote
VERB[/doʊt/]
to show excessive fondness or love for someone
Grandparents dote on the newborn, spoiling her with endless kisses and gifts.
She writes each note with love, adding every tender quote as she dotes
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Middle English 'doten', likely derived from Old English 'dol' meaning 'dull' or 'stupid', with possible influences from Old Norse 'dotta'. The word originally meant to be silly or foolish, later developing the sense of showing excessive fondness.
Breakdown
dote (verb) - a single morpheme with no productive prefix or suffix in modern English; the root 'dot-' combined with verbal inflection '-e' in Middle English form
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📝Examples
“My cat dotes on me so much that it follows me to the bathroom.”
“The CEO dotes on his youngest employee like she's his own daughter.”
“He dotes on his vintage car more than most people love their pets.”
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