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tit|i|vate — «TIHT uh vayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. Informal. to dress up; make smart; spruce up. Also, tittivate. ╂[earlier tiddivate, perhaps < tidy + a pretended classical ending] … Useful english dictionary
tit´i|va´tion — tit|i|vate «TIHT uh vayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, vat|ed, vat|ing. Informal. to dress up; make smart; spruce up. Also, tittivate. ╂[earlier tiddivate, perhaps < tidy + a pretended classical ending] … Useful english dictionary
vate — acer·vate; ac·ti·vate; aes·ti·vate; ag·gra·vate; bo·vate; ca·vate; cla·vate; cul·ti·vate; de·cli·vate; de·ner·vate; ex·ca·vate; in·cul·ti·vate; in·ner·vate; in·no·vate; lar·vate; mar·gra·vate; mo·ti·vate; no·vate; ob·jec·ti·vate; pri·vate·ly;… … English syllables
tit — an·tit·ro·py; an·tit·y·py; ap·pe·tit·ost; bi·o·tit·ize; cys·tit·ic; der·ma·tit·ic; fit·tit; hem·a·tit·ic; hit·tit·ol·o·gy; in·tit·u·la·tion; in·tit·ule; lich·tit; mas·tit·ic; nyc·tit·ro·pism; par·o·tit·ic; peg·ma·tit·ic; peg·ma·tit·ization;… … English syllables
titivate — tit·i·vate … English syllables
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
titivate — tit|i|vate [ tıtı,veıt ] verb intransitive or transitive BRITISH INFORMAL to make someone or something look more attractive … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tittivate — tit•ti•vate [[t]ˈtɪt əˌveɪt[/t]] v. t. v. i. vat•ed, vat•ing titivate … From formal English to slang
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
Titivated — 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
