titivate - 4 dictionary results
tit⋅i⋅vate
1 [tit-uh-veyt]
verb, -vat⋅ed, -vat⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to make smart or spruce: She titivated her old dress with a new belt. |
–verb (used without object)
| 2. | to make oneself smart or spruce. |
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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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