11r L 16 v (MED - doten) To behave foolishly or irrationally; to do foolish things
To be excessively or foolishly fond; to love to excess; to be weakly affectionate; with on or upon; as, the mother dotes on her child
If you say that someone dotes on a person or a thing, you mean that they love or care about them very much and ignore any faults they may have. He dotes on his nine-year-old son. dote on/upon to love someone very much, and show this by your actions