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English
Etymology
From OE. doten; compare to Germanic dotten, "to be foolish".

Pronunciation
AHD|/d�t/
RP IPA|/d��t/
rhymes|��t

Verb
en-verb|dot|ing

1. transitive To be excessively fond of.
2. context|intransitive|archaic To act in a foolish manner.

Translations
trans-top|be excessively fond of
Dutch: t+|nl|vallen op, vallen voor, t|nl|gek zijn op, t|nl|zot zijn op italbrac|informal, Flemish
Finnish: t-|fi|jumaloida
trans-mid
German: t-|de|schwärmen
trans-bottom

trans-top|act in a foolish manner
Dutch: t|nl|dollen
trans-mid
trans-bottom

rfc|is it Ireland and/or UK? Verb sense with �on�.

Noun
en-noun

1. context|Ireland| A darling, a cutie.

#* Ted�s daughter is such a dote.

Translations
trans-top|darling, cutie
Dutch: t|nl|schat|f
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Italian
Noun
it-noun|dot|f|e|i

1. dowry
2. gift (2), talent (3)

de:dote
fa:dote
fr:dote
io:dote
pl:dote
ru:dote
te:dote
vi:dote
zh:dote

• 2007-12-27 18:01 - Tbot - added t for fi

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