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   dote

   /dəʊt/

   verb

   • 1. be extremely and uncritically fond of: "she doted on her two young children"
   • ▪ lavish (someone) with affection or gifts: SE Asian "having an older brother who dotes you a lot is the best thing ever"
   • 2. be silly or feeble-minded, especially as a result of old age: archaic "the parson is now old and dotes"

   noun

   • 1. a sweet or adorable person: informal Irish "he's gorgeous and the twins are dotes"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘act or talk foolishly’): of uncertain origin; related to Middle Dutch doten ‘be silly’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. doter noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   • O

     1

   • T

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   • E

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