Titivate \Tit"i*vate\, Tittivate \Tit"ti*vate\
(t[i^]t"[i^]*v[=a]t), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Titivated
(t[i^]t"[i^]*v[=a]t`[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Titivating
(t[i^]t"[i^]*v[=a]t`[i^]ng).] [Formed from an uncertain
source, in imitation of words in -ate fr. L.]
To dress or smarten up; to spruce. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
tittivate
v : make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for
Spring"; "titivate the child" [syn: spruce up, spruce,
titivate, smarten up, slick up, spiff up]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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