Definition of "doat" [doat]

• Obsolete spelling of dote. (verb)

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• "Many spellings were carried over unchanged from the 1804 original, even if they were archaic by 1851, such as "doat", "choak", "staid" (for"
• "We are so far advanced in the Arts and Sciences, that we live in retrospect, and doat on past achievements."
• "It is a modular course that you can doat your own pace, but you also get emails to remind you which is useful."