Dote definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DOTE, v.i. 1. To be delirious; to have the intellect ... wanders or wavers; to be silly. Time has made you dote, and vainly tell of arms imagined in your lonely cell ... be excessively in love; usually with on or upon; to dote on, is to love to excess or extravagance. What dust we dote on, when tis man we love. Aholah dotes on her ... corresp. to MDu. doten be silly Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dote Dote, n. An imbecile; a dotard. --Halliwell. Webster's ...
Doat definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DOAT. [See Dote.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Doat Doat, v. i. See Dote. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dote Dote, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Doted; p. pr. & vb. n ... zen to keep still: cf. F. doter, OF. radoter (to dote, rave, talk idly or senselessly), which are from the same ... mind wanders or wavers; to drivel. Time has made you dote, and vainly tell Of arms imagined in your lonely ...
... fond mother" [syn: adoring, doting, fond] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dote Dote, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Doted; p. pr. & vb. n ... zen to keep still: cf. F. doter, OF. radoter (to dote, rave, talk idly or senselessly), which are from the same ... mind wanders or wavers; to drivel. Time has made you dote, and vainly tell Of arms imagined in your lonely cell ... on her child. Sing, siren, for thyself, and I will dote. --Shak. What dust we dote on, when 't is man we love. -- Pope. Webster' ...
... as, doted wood. [Local, U. S.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dote Dote, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Doted; p. pr. & vb. n ... zen to keep still: cf. F. doter, OF. radoter (to dote, rave, talk idly or senselessly), which are from the same ... mind wanders or wavers; to drivel. Time has made you dote, and vainly tell Of arms imagined in your lonely cell ... on her child. Sing, siren, for thyself, and I will dote. --Shak. What dust we dote on, when 't is man we love. -- Pope.
... Webster's 1828 Dictionary BEDO'TE, v.t. [be and dote.] To make to dote. [Not in use.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Bedote Be*dote" (b[-e]*d[=o]t"), v. t. To cause to dote; to deceive. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Dotage definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DOTAGE, n. [from dote.] 1. Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind, particularly in ... A doting; excessive fondness. 3. Deliriousness. [See the verb, to dote.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: mental infirmity as ... Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle English, from doten to dote Date: 14th century a state or period of senile decay ... dotage). Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dotage Do"tage, n. [From Dote, v. i.] 1. Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind ...
... idiot or dotard. 2. To be weak or foolish; to dote; as a driveling hero; driveling love. DRIVEL, n. 1. Slaver ... drafa to talk thick.] To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero; driveling love. --Shak. Dryden. Webster's ... English Synonyms I. v. n. 1. Slaver, slobber, drool. 2. Dote, be imbecile, be foolish. II. n. 1. Slaver, drivelling. 2 ... bull, bullshit, burble, cast away, chatter, claptrap, consume, crap, dither, dote, double-talk, dribble, drool, expectorate, expectoration, eyewash, fiddle-faddle, fiddledeedee ...
Dotard definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DOTARD, n. [dote and ard, kind.] 1. A man whose intellect is impaired ... who is feeble-minded, esp. from senility. Etymology: ME f. DOTE + -ARD Webster's 1913 Dictionary Seal Seal (s[=e]l ... selchie, tangfish. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dotard Do"tard, n. [Dote, v. i.] One whose mind is impaired by age; one ...
... To be fond of; to be in love with; to dote on. [Little used.] WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1 ... hopes > II. intransitive verb Date: 1530 obsolete to lavish affection ; dote III. noun (plural fonds) Etymology: French, from Old French fons ... 1913 Dictionary Fond Fond, v. i. To be fond; to dote. [Obs.] --Shak. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (fonder, fondest) 1. If ...
... s noun Etymology: Middle English dotrelle, irregular from doten to dote Date: 15th century a Eurasian plover (Eudromias morinellus) formerly common ... n. a small migrant plover, Eudromias morinellus. Etymology: ME f. DOTE + -REL, named from the ease with which it is caught ... Webster's 1913 Dictionary Dotterel Dot"ter*el, n. [From Dote, v. i.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A European bird of ...
... for, descend on, descend upon, design, desire, destine, determine, devour, dote on, dote upon, drive at, eat up, embolden, encourage, endorse, fall for ...