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Dosed vs Doted - What's the difference?

dosed | doted |

As verbs the difference between dosed and doted

is that dosed is (dose) while doted is (dote).

As an adjective doted is

(obsolete) stupid; foolish.

dosed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (dose)

  • dose

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time.
  • The quantity of an agent (not always active) substance or radiation administered at any one time.
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  • A venereal infection.
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  • It would be very expensive to cure a dose here, as well as unbelievably painful.

    Verb

    (dos)
  • to administer a dose
  • to prescribe a dose
  • Anagrams

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    doted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dote)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) stupid; foolish
  • * Spenser
  • Senseless speech and doted ignorance.
  • (US, obsolete) half-rotten
  • doted wood
    (Webster 1913)