dote

English Thesaurus

1. shower with love; show excessive affection for (verb.emotion)

hypernym	:	love,
definition	:	have a great affection or liking for (verb.emotion)

2. be foolish or senile due to old age (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	age, get on, maturate, mature, senesce,
definition	:	grow old or older (verb.change)

derivation	:	dotard,
definition	:	an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect (noun.person)

derivation	:	dotard,
definition	:	an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect (noun.person)