dote

dote is a 4-letter English word with 8 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A marriage portion. [Obs.] See 1st Dot, n. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 5 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A marriage portion. [Obs.] See 1st Dot, n.
2. noun. Natural endowments.
3. intransitive verb. To act foolishly.
4. intransitive verb. To be weak-minded, silly, or idiotic; to have the intellect impaired, especially by age, so that the mind wanders or wavers; to drivel.
5. intransitive verb. 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.
6. noun. An imbecile; a dotard.
7. verb. shower with love; show excessive affection for

   "Grandmother dotes on her the twins"

8. verb. be foolish or senile due to old age

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in dote:

tode, toed

Common word forms

doted, doter, dotes, doting

Words from these letters

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