- titivate tittivate
- verb (I, T) informal to make yourself pretty or tidy — titivation /"tIti'veISFn/ noun (U)
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
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Tittivate — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tittivate — [tit′ə vāt΄] vt., vi. tittivated, tittivating var. of TITIVATE … English World dictionary
titivate — or tittivate verb ( vated; vating) Etymology: perhaps from 1tidy + renovate Date: 1824 transitive verb to make smart or spruce intransitive verb smarten, spruce • titivation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
tittivate — verb see titivate … New Collegiate Dictionary
titivate — titivate1 titivation, n. titivator, n. /tit euh vayt /, v., titivated, titivating. v.t. 1. to make smart or spruce: She titivated her old dress with a new belt. v.i. 2. to make oneself smart or spruce. Also, tittivate. [1795 1805; earlier… … Universalium
titivate — tit•i•vate or tittivate [[t]ˈtɪt əˌveɪt[/t]] v. vat•ed, vat•ing 1) to make smart; spruce up 2) to make oneself smart or spruce • Etymology: 1795–1805; earlier tidivate= tidy+ (ele) vate tit i•va′tion, n … From formal English to slang
tittivate — tit•ti•vate [[t]ˈtɪt əˌveɪt[/t]] v. t. v. i. vat•ed, vat•ing titivate … From formal English to slang
titivate — [c]/ˈtɪtəveɪt / (say tituhvayt) verb (titivated, titivating) –verb (t) 1. to make smart or spruce. –verb (i) 2. to make oneself smart or spruce. Also, tittivate, tidivate. {earlier tiddivate, ? from tidy, modelled on cultivate} – …
tittivate — /ˈtɪtəveɪt/ (say tituhvayt) verb (t), verb (i) (tittivated, tittivating) → titivate …
