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tittivate

[tit-uh-veyt]

verb (used with object), verb (used without object), tit·ti·vat·ed, tit·ti·vat·ing.

titivate¹.

Related forms

tit·ti·va·tion, noun

tit·ti·va·tor, noun

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titivate or tittivate (ˈtɪtɪˌveɪt)

—vb
1.	to smarten up (oneself or another), as by making up, doing the hair, etc
2.	(tr) to smarten up (a thing): to titivate a restaurant

[C19: earlier tidivate, perhaps based on tidy and cultivate]

tittivate or tittivate

—vb

[C19: earlier tidivate, perhaps based on tidy and cultivate]

titi'vation or tittivate

—n

titti'vation or tittivate

—n

'titivator or tittivate

—n

'tittivator or tittivate

—n

tittivate (ˈtɪtɪˌveɪt)

—vb
	a less common spelling of titivate

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