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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Tittivate | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for Tittivate | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. [Both Humorous] [bd]Come here, an' let me titivate you.[b8] He sat down beside her, and submitted to be dusted. --Quiller-Couch. | |
