- dote on/upon
- dote on/upon [phrasal verb]dote on/upon (someone or something) : to give a lot of love or attention to (someone or something)
She doted on her new grandchild.
• • •Main Entry: ↑dote
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dote on/upon — be extremely and uncritically fond of. → dote … English new terms dictionary
dote — [dəut US dout] v dote on/upon [dote on/upon sb] phr v [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Low German or Middle Dutch doten to be stupid ] to love someone very much, and show this by your actions ▪ Everyone doted on Sally, the only girl… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dote upon somebody — ˈdote on/upon sb derived to feel and show great love for sb, ignoring their faults • He dotes on his children. Main entry: ↑dotederived … Useful english dictionary
dote — ► VERB (dote on/upon) ▪ be extremely and uncritically fond of. DERIVATIVES doting adjective. ORIGIN related to Dutch doten be silly … English terms dictionary
dote on somebody — ˈdote on/upon sb derived to feel and show great love for sb, ignoring their faults • He dotes on his children. Main entry: ↑dotederived … Useful english dictionary
dote — v. (d; intr.) to dote on, upon (she dotes on her grandchildren) * * * [dəʊt] upon (she dotes on her grandchildren) (d; intr.) to dote on … Combinatory dictionary
dote — verb 1》 (dote on/upon) be extremely and uncritically fond of. 2》 archaic be silly or feeble minded, especially as a result of old age. noun Irish informal a sweet or adorable person. Derivatives doter noun doting adjective dotingly adverb … English new terms dictionary
dote — verb dote on/upon sb phrasal verb (T) to love someone and to show this by your actions: I can t help doting on my granddaughter. doting adjective (only before noun): a doting parent dotingly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Dote — Dote, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Doted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Doting}.] [OE. doten; akin to OD. doten, D. dutten, to doze, Icel. dotta to nod from sleep, MHG. t?zen to keep still: cf. F. doter, OF. radoter (to dote, rave, talk idly or senselessly), which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dote upon — dote on / dote upon [v] lavish affection on admire, adore, be fond of, be infatuated with, be sweet on*, cherish, enjoy, fancy, hold dear, idolize, like, love, pet, prize, treasure, worship; concept 32 Ant. ignore, neglect … New thesaurus
