vi to act foolishly.
2. dote ·noun natural endowments.
3. dote ·noun an imbecile; a dotard.
4. dote ·noun a marriage portion. ·see 1st dot, ·noun.
5. dote ·vi 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. dote ·vi to be weak-minded, silly, or idiotic; to have the intellect impaired, especially by age, so that the mind wanders or wavers; to drivel.