titivate
1or tit·ti·vate
[ tit-uh-veyt ]
/ ˈtɪt əˌveɪt /
verb (used with object), tit·i·vat·ed, tit·i·vat·ing.
to make smart or spruce: She titivated her old dress with a new belt.
verb (used without object), tit·i·vat·ed, tit·i·vat·ing.
to make oneself smart or spruce.
OTHER WORDS FROM titivate
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Definition for titivate (2 of 2)
titivate
2
[ tit-uh-veyt ]
/ ˈtɪt əˌveɪt /
verb (used with object), tit·i·vat·ed, tit·i·vat·ing.
Origin of titivate
2
First recorded in 1910–15; by erroneous association
Example sentences from the Web for titivate
They said that when he saw the shearers coming he'd say, "Run and titivate yourself, Mary; here comes the shearers!"
Children of the Bush |Henry LawsonYou titivate yourself, and we'll dine at the Savoy, or anywhere you please.
Tales of the Five Towns |Arnold BennettGravely and calmly he draws brushes and so on from a receptacle under the box-seat, and commences to titivate himself.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) |William Delisle HayI'll give them half an hour's study whilst you wash up the tea things and titivate.
Mrs. Warren's Daughter |Sir Harry Johnston
British Dictionary definitions for titivate
titivate
tittivate
/ (ˈtɪtɪˌveɪt) /
verb
to smarten up (oneself or another), as by making up, doing the hair, etc
(tr)
to smarten up (a thing)
to titivate a restaurant
Derived forms of titivate
titivation or tittivation, noun titivator or tittivator, nounWord Origin for titivate
C19: earlier
tidivate, perhaps based on
tidy and
cultivate