dote (on)

verb

ˈdōt How to pronounce dote (on) (audio)
Definition of dote (on)next
as in to adore
to love or admire too much doted on her only grandchild

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  1. adore
  2. worship
  3. like
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  • In Orange, Perez adored Cheech and Chong and was joking for his family by age 13.
    Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • And her husband, Jacob (Antonio Banderas), a lauded and unaccountably hot stage director, adores her, both in the bedroom and outside it.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Dec. 2024
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  • Lee–one of the rare female religious heads at the time– and her followers worshipped through exuberant song and dance.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
  • In the late 19th century, the congregation worshipped in an old mill located at the northeast corner of Preston and Broadway, and then later at Wingfield’s Blacksmith Shop at Ninth Street and Broadway.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of worship
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  • Quite an accomplishment All presidents like to boast about their actions, and nearly all exaggerate their positive impact on the world from time to time.
    Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Regardless of their initial relationship, Dylan did not like Bartoccioli.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2024
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