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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
tit·i·vate1
[tit-uh-veyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -vat·ed, -vat·ing.
[tit-uh-veyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -vat·ed, -vat·ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to make smart or spruce: She titivated her old dress with a new belt. |
| 2. | to make oneself smart or spruce. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| tit·i·vate
(tĭt'ə-vāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. tit·i·vat·ed, tit·i·vat·ing, tit·i·vates To make decorative additions to; spruce up. [Alteration of earlier tidivate : perhaps tidy + (ele)vate.] tit'i·va'tion n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| titivate | |
verb | |
| make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child" [syn: spruce up] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Titivate
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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