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titivate
1[ tit-uh-veyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to make smart or spruce:
She titivated her old dress with a new belt.
verb (used without object)
- to make oneself smart or spruce.
titivate
2[ tit-uh-veyt ]
verb (used with object)
titivate
/ ˈtɪtɪˌveɪt /
verb
- to smarten up (oneself or another), as by making up, doing the hair, etc
- tr to smarten up (a thing)
to titivate a restaurant
Derived Forms
- ˈtitiˌvator, noun
- ˌtitiˈvation, noun
Other Words From
- titi·vation noun
- titi·vator noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of titivate2
Word History and Origins
Origin of titivate1
Example Sentences
"The sort of things that, dare I say, have been titivated up and had quite a bit of value added to them."
There is something anxious, and very intriguing, in the degree of experimentation in this memoir, in its elaborately titivated sentences, its thicket of citations.
Sharp, salty and/or crunchy are the aims here, to titivate and offset the creamy avo.
“The majority were content to titivate or embellish their past.”
Meanwhile, their lustrous hair and glowing complexions suggest long spa weekends spent having their T-zones titivated by Aphrodite herself.
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