"dote over" meaning in English

See dote over in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: dotes over [present, singular, third-person], doting over [participle, present], doted over [participle, past], doted over [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dote over (third-person singular simple present dotes over, present participle doting over, simple past and past participle doted over)
  1. To care for (someone), usually excessively or in an overly emotional manner.
    Sense id: en-dote_over-en-verb-fcpDeXcr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (over)

Inflected forms

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