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tit·i·vate

 (tĭt′ə-vāt′)
tr.v. tit·i·vat·ed, tit·i·vat·ing, tit·i·vates
To make decorative additions to; spruce up.

[Alteration of earlier tidivate : perhaps tidy + (ele)vate.]

tit′i·va′tion n.
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titivate

(ˈtɪtɪˌveɪt) or

tittivate

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]
ˌtitiˈvation, ˌtittiˈvation n
ˈtitiˌvator, ˈtittiˌvator n
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tit•i•vate

or tit•ti•vate

(ˈtɪt əˌveɪt)

v. -vat•ed, -vat•ing. v.t.
1. to make smart; spruce up.
v.i.
2. to make oneself smart or spruce.
[1795–1805; earlier tidivate= tidy + (ele) vate]
tit`i•va′tion, n.
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titivate


Past participle: titivated
Gerund: titivating

Imperative
titivate
titivate
Present
I titivate
you titivate
he/she/it titivates
we titivate
you titivate
they titivate
Preterite
I titivated
you titivated
he/she/it titivated
we titivated
you titivated
they titivated
Present Continuous
I am titivating
you are titivating
he/she/it is titivating
we are titivating
you are titivating
they are titivating
Present Perfect
I have titivated
you have titivated
he/she/it has titivated
we have titivated
you have titivated
they have titivated
Past Continuous
I was titivating
you were titivating
he/she/it was titivating
we were titivating
you were titivating
they were titivating
Past Perfect
I had titivated
you had titivated
he/she/it had titivated
we had titivated
you had titivated
they had titivated
Future
I will titivate
you will titivate
he/she/it will titivate
we will titivate
you will titivate
they will titivate
Future Perfect
I will have titivated
you will have titivated
he/she/it will have titivated
we will have titivated
you will have titivated
they will have titivated
Future Continuous
I will be titivating
you will be titivating
he/she/it will be titivating
we will be titivating
you will be titivating
they will be titivating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been titivating
you have been titivating
he/she/it has been titivating
we have been titivating
you have been titivating
they have been titivating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been titivating
you will have been titivating
he/she/it will have been titivating
we will have been titivating
you will have been titivating
they will have been titivating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been titivating
you had been titivating
he/she/it had been titivating
we had been titivating
you had been titivating
they had been titivating
Conditional
I would titivate
you would titivate
he/she/it would titivate
we would titivate
you would titivate
they would titivate
Past Conditional
I would have titivated
you would have titivated
he/she/it would have titivated
we would have titivated
you would have titivated
they would have titivated
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.titivate - make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"
beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful
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Translations

titivate

[ˈtɪtɪveɪt]
A. VTemperejilar, arreglar
to titivate o.semperejilarse, arreglarse
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titivate

[ˈtɪtɪveɪt] vtpomponner
to titivate o.s. → se pomponner
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

titivate

(old, hum)
visich fein machen
vt oneself, hair etc, restaurantherausputzen, verschönern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

titivate

[ˈtɪtɪˌveɪt] vtagghindare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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The freedom to explore the campsite, ambling down to the site shop to peruse the range of fire extinguishers, camping stoves and extendable door mirrors, or sniggering at the middle-aged medallion men titivating themselves in the washrooms.
While there is no guarantee that a more fluent Tax Code will result in higher collection of taxes, let alone compliance from the taxpayers, our lawmakers have done a great job in titivating its provisions.
Pat McAndrew, Whitefield 'Makeover' looks cheap IF titivating a few awnings and signs constitutes a master plan for Royton town centre, some of the rodents running Oldham council should hide themselves in shame (The new PS5m vision for Royton, M.E.N.
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The one constant over the many years is the churlish mentality of the young men they have most unforgettably witnessed from the "small shadows" of their "open doors." The bleak portrait of young German parachutists descending from aircraft in World War II--"blundering and falling out of the sky like poisoned moths"--is matched for grotesquery by the slovenly manners of local Italian men today, "titivating their lank hair" and "voluptuously caressing their own armpits." The young males of this modern age, whether from home or abroad, from the past or the present, are a singularly abject lot.
While Jo is titivating himself with the intention of seducing her ('Dang it!
Tittle-tattle about the sex lives of celebrities may be titivating to the public but, in the main, is not in the public interest and should only be printed if obtained by legal methods, but we didn't need the vast expense to the public purse to introduce such sensible restraint by the press.
"I don't wear much make-up but Craig and Bruno love all that titivating? 'Ooh yes, a bit more eye shadow' and the blimmin' mascara and blusher and God knows what.
Now you'd probably think that would be my idea of hell, but I actually really enjoy titivating the house and generally pottering.
to Iwhat me "I don't wear much make-up but Craig and Bruno love all that titivating 'Ooh yes, a bit more eye shadow' and the blimmin' mascara and blusher and God knows what.
Say what you like about him setting back the public perception of gay men more than a thousand UK Gold re-runs of John Inman titivating the nethers of a male mannequin with a feather duster on Are You Being Served?