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tan⋅ta⋅liz⋅ing
[tan-tl-ahy-zing] 
tlˌaɪ
–adjective
| having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation, interest, or desire, esp. that which remains unobtainable or beyond one's reach: a tantalizing taste of success. |
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.
Related forms:
tan⋅ta⋅li⋅za⋅tion, noun
tan⋅ta⋅liz⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
provoke, taunt, tempt; frustrate.
provoke, taunt, tempt; frustrate.
Antonyms:
satisfy.
satisfy.
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| tan·ta·lize (tān'tə-līz') tr.v. tan·ta·lized, tan·ta·liz·ing, tan·ta·liz·es To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach. [From Latin Tantalus, Tantalus; see Tantalus.] tan'ta·li·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n., tan'ta·liz'er n., tan'ta·liz'ing·ly adv. |
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