dote

intr.v., dot·ed, dot·ing, dotes.
To show excessive fondness or love: parents who dote on their only child.

[Middle English doten.]

doter dot'er n.

A form of decay in which wood becomes soft and weak and has a dull lifeless appearance.

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IN BRIEF: To lavish attention on.

She loved to dote on the children despite warnings that she was spoiling them.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: be foolish or senile due to old age

Meaning #2: shower with love; show excessive affection for

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - forgude, være senil

idioms:

• dote on    forgude

Nederlands (Dutch)
suf zijn

Français (French)
v. intr. - radoter

idioms:

• dote on    aimer à la folie, adorer qn/qch

Deutsch (German)
v. - vernarrt sein, jmdn. abgöttisch lieben

idioms:

• dote on    verrückt sein auf, versessen sein auf

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - λατρεύω, υπεραγαπώ, έχω υπερβολική αδυναμία

idioms:

• dote on    υπεραγαπώ

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• dote on    andare pazzo per

Português (Portuguese)
v. - caducar

idioms:

• dote on    idolatrar

Русский (Russian)
обожать

idioms:

• dote on    обожать кого-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - chochear

idioms:

• dote on    adorar, estar chocho por

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avguda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
年老昏聩, 溺爱

idioms:

• dote on    过分喜爱..., 宠爱...

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 年老昏聵, 溺愛

idioms:

• dote on    過分喜愛..., 寵愛...

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 망령 들다, 많이 사랑하다

idioms:

• dote on    애정이 지나치다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 溺愛する, もうろくする

idioms:

• dote on    溺愛する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشغف بشئ أو شخص, يشعر أو يظهر الكثير من العاطفه لشخص أو شئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮אהב עד מאוד‬

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