DOTE Meaning of DOTE in English v.intr. 1. (foll. by on, upon) be foolishly or excessively fond of. 2 be silly or feeble-minded, esp. from old age. Derivatives: doter n. dotingly adv. Etymology: ME, corresp. to MDu. doten be silly Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012