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Nov 30, 2009
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dote



Pronunciation: (dōt), [key]
—v., dot•ed, dot•ing,
—n.

—v.i. Also,doat.
1. to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually (usually fol. by on or upon): They dote on their youngest daughter.
2. to show a decline of mental faculties, esp. associated with old age.

—n.
decay of wood.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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