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tantalize
/ ˈtæntəˌlaɪz /
verb
- tr to tease or make frustrated, as by tormenting with the sight of something greatly desired but inaccessible
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Derived Forms
- ˈtantaˌlizing, adjective
- ˈtantaˌlizingly, adverb
- ˌtantaliˈzation, noun
- ˈtantaˌlizer, noun
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Other Words From
- tanta·li·zation noun
- tanta·lizer noun
- un·tanta·lized adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tantalize1
First recorded in 1590–1600; Tantal(us) + -ize
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tantalize1
C16: from the punishment of Tantalus
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Example Sentences
There was just enough to tantalize the poor brutes without filling their stomachs.
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Details had vanished eons ago, but something still remained to tantalize imagination.
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Trying to tantalize their victim, the Apaches made thrusts at Ensign Dave, and then leaped nimbly back.
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Therefore we call it to tantalize a person to offer him a thing he longs for, and then to draw it away from him.
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This singular punishment inflicted upon Tantalus gave rise to the expression “to tantalize.”
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