Dote

·vi To act foolishly.

II. Dote ·noun Natural endowments.

III. Dote ·noun An imbecile; a dotard.

IV. Dote ·noun A marriage portion. [Obs.] ·see 1st Dot, ·noun.

V. Dote ·vi To be excessively or foolishly fond; to love to excess; to be weakly affectionate;

— with on or upon; as, the mother dotes on her child.

VI. Dote ·vi To be weak-minded, silly, or idiotic; to have the intellect impaired, especially by age, so that the mind wanders or wavers; to Drivel.