to dote
18
7.7
- verb
- /doʊt/
:
mimar
- He loves you so much, and he absolutely dotes on the kids.
Examples
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They sure doted on you boys.
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He really dotes on his dog, buying it all the best toys and gourmet food.
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Did you see how he dotes on her?
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The way he dotes on Mom is making me a little sick.
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Big Daddy dotes on you, honey.
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We rescued him from a shelter and have doted on him ever since.
Blog text (23) -
He dotes on me hand and foot, he does!
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My mother also doted on their child, a beautiful dark-haired boy of three.
Fiction book (1998) -
He dotes on you.
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She dotes on that peacock Raleigh.
Synonyms
To love someone or something too much in a silly way
To give someone so much care and affection that they feel overwhelmed
Antonyms
How Affectionate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dote comes from an old word meaning 'to be foolish', and over time it grew to mean showing so much love that you act silly or overly kind. Think of dotage meaning 'foolish old age' and doting — that link helps explain why to dote on someone is to show excessive, almost foolish, affection.