doting

Verb (1)

dote (third-person singular simple present dotes, present participle doting, simple past and past participle doted)

1. (intransitive, stative, usually, with-on) To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
   • Little Bill's parents just keep doting on him.

   Synonyms:

   adore, love

2. (archaic, intransitive) To act in a foolish manner; to be senile.
   • He survived the use of his reason, grew infatuated, and doted long before he died.1692–1717, Robert South, “Ill-disposed Affections […] ”, in Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London
3. (intransitive, obsolete, rare) To rot, decay.

Verb (2)

dote (third-person singular simple present dotes, present participle doting, simple past and past participle doted)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To endow, donate.

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