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tan⋅ta⋅lize

[tan-tl-ahyz]
–verb (used with object), -lized, -liz⋅ing.
to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
Also, especially British, tan⋅ta⋅lise.


Origin:
1590–1600; Tantal(us) + -ize


tan⋅ta⋅li⋅za⋅tion, noun
tan⋅ta⋅liz⋅er, noun


provoke, taunt, tempt; frustrate.


satisfy.
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