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Dote vs Fiat - What's the difference?

dote | fiat |

As verbs the difference between dote and fiat

is that dote is to be excessively fond of while fiat is to make (something) happen.

As nouns the difference between dote and fiat

is that dote is a darling, a cutie while fiat is an authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.

As a proper noun Fiat is

an automobile manufactured by the Italian firm Fiat S.p.A..

As a phrase FIAT is

fix it again Tony, a derogatory slang phrase for Fiat, a backronym.

dote

English

Alternative forms

* doat (obsolete)

Verb

(dot)
  • To be excessively fond of.
    • Little Bill's parents just keep doting on him.
  • (archaic) To act in a foolish manner; to be senile.
  • * Dryden
    • Time has made you dote , and vainly tell / Of arms imagined in your lonely cell.
  • * South
    • He survived the use of his reason, grew infatuated, and doted long before he died.

    Synonyms

    * (to be fond of) adore, love

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Ireland) A darling, a cutie.
  • * Ted’s daughter is such a dote .
  • (obsolete) An imbecile; a dotard.
    • (Halliwell)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    fiat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
  • * 1788 , Alexander Hamilton,
    • The reflection that the fate of a fellow-creature depended on his sole fiat , would naturally inspire scrupulousness and caution; [...]
  • (English law) A warrant of a judge for certain processes.
  • (English law) An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature.

    • Derived terms

    * fiat money * fiat currency

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (jargon used in academic debate) To make (something) happen.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "fiat")

    References

    * (Webster 1913) ----