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tittivate

American  
[tit-uh-veyt] / ˈtɪt əˌveɪt /

verb (used with or without object)

tittivated, tittivating
  1. titivate.


tittivate British  
/ ˈtɪtɪˌveɪt /

verb

  1. a less common spelling of titivate

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Other Word Forms

  • tittivation noun
  • tittivator noun

Example Sentences

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There, there; you children think of nothing but pushing and patting and tittivating.

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If they excused her for half a second this would give her sufficient space to tittivate and smarten up.

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It was tittivated up with a touch of lavender and yellow round the door and round the decorated wooden eaving.

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They hold up to the light, they tittivate, they muse and they adorn.

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Having finished this second fry, she tipped the cooked eggs on to the dish, and swept the youngsters off to be tittivated.

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