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Douted vs Doited - What's the difference?

douted | doited |

As a verb douted

is past tense of dout.

As an adjective doited is

afflicted with weak-mindedness, usually caused by senility.

douted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (dout)

    • dout

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (transitive, dialectal, or, obsolete) To put out; quench; extinguish; douse.
    • The fire she lit was fanned rather than douted . ? Snowden.
    Related terms
    * douter, a cone-shaped device with a handle for extinguishing a candle and stopping the smoke. ----

    doited

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Afflicted with weak-mindedness]], usually caused by [[senile, senility
    • Synonyms
    * senile