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dot2 past tense and past participle dotted, present participle dotting [transitive]
1 to mark something by putting a dot on it or above it : 
She never dots her i's.
She never dots her i's.2 [usually passive] if an area is dotted with things, there are a lot of them there but they are spread far apart Poppies dotted the field.
Poppies dotted the field.3 to put a very small amount of something on a surface, especially in several places
4 to pay careful attention to all the details when you are finishing something
