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Dote vs Hate - What's the difference?

dote | hate |

As verbs the difference between dote and hate

is that dote is to be excessively fond of while hate is to dislike intensely or greatly.

As nouns the difference between dote and hate

is that dote is (ireland) a darling, a cutie while hate is an object of hatred.

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

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    hate

    English

    Noun

  • An object of hatred.
  • One of my pet hates is traffic wardens.
  • Hatred.
  • He gave me a look filled with pure hate .
  • (Internet, colloquial) Negative feedback, abusive behaviour.
  • There was a lot of hate in the comments on my vlog about Justin Bieber from his fans.

    Verb

    (hat)
  • To dislike intensely or greatly.
  • I hate men who take advantage of women.
  • (slang) To dislike intensely due to envy.
  • Don't be hating my weave, girl, you're just jealous!

    Synonyms

    * abhor * despise * detest * loathe * See also

    Antonyms

    * love

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

  • liver (organ of the body)
  • References

    * Van den Berg, Rene (1991). "Preliminary Notes on the Cia-Cia Language," in Excursies in Celebes , pp. 305-324. ----