Meaning Of Dote

n.

A marriage portion. [Obs.] See 1st Dot, n.

n.

Natural endowments.

v. i.

To act foolishly.

v. i.

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

v. i.

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.

n.

An imbecile; a dotard.