Definition 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.