dotes on

VERB

lavish affection on

Synonyms

WEAK

admire adore be fond of be infatuated with be sweet on cherish enjoy fancy hold dear idolize like love pet prize treasure worship

Antonyms

WEAK

ignore neglect

VERB

lavish

Synonyms

WEAK

admire adore cherish dote upon enjoy fancy hold dear idolize like love pet prize treasure worship

Antonyms

WEAK

brush aside disregard ignore neglect

Example Sentences

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He dotes on “M-Pesa,” a 2007 Kenyan innovation that turns mobile-phone credit into money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

But Shaimaa dotes on Zeina, calling her “princess,” hiding her tears - and her fears for the future - from her.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

As Mina gets increasingly sick, her body withering away, her husband dotes on her: He washes her hair, helps her change, brings the sweetness of a fruit to her lips.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023

In the meantime, he dotes on his 21-month-old daughter, who accepts his injury as a matter of course, because she can’t remember him as he was before.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2023

“Blackwood has six sons, but only the one daughter. He dotes on her. A snot-nosed little creature, couldn’t be more than seven.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin