Meaning of TITIVATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'titu`veyt
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| | Definition: | | [v] make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child" |
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| | Synonyms: | | slick up, smarten up, spiff up, spruce, spruce up, tittivate |
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| | See Also: | | beautify, embellish, prettify | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tit"i*vate\, Tittivate \Tit"ti*vate\, v. t. & i. [imp.
& p. p. {Titivated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Titivating}.] [Formed
from an uncertain source, in imitation of words in -ate fr.
L.]
To dress or smarten up; to spruce. -- {Tit`i*va"tion},
{Tit`ti*va"tion}, n. [Both Humorous]
``Come here, an' let me titivate you.'' He sat down
beside her, and submitted to be dusted.
--Quiller-Couch.
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