tantalize

verb

/ˈtæntəlaɪz/

(British English also tantalise)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they tantalize	/ˈtæntəlaɪz/ /ˈtæntəlaɪz/
he / she / it tantalizes	/ˈtæntəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈtæntəlaɪzɪz/
past simple tantalized	/ˈtæntəlaɪzd/ /ˈtæntəlaɪzd/
past participle tantalized	/ˈtæntəlaɪzd/ /ˈtæntəlaɪzd/
-ing form tantalizing	/ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋ/

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tantalize somebody to make you want something that you cannot have or do（以可望而不可即之物）逗引，招惹
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Tantalus (a Lydian king in Greek mythology who was punished by being provided with fruit and water which receded when he reached for them) + -ize.