titivate

verb

/ˈtɪtɪveɪt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they titivate	/ˈtɪtɪveɪt/ /ˈtɪtɪveɪt/
he / she / it titivates	/ˈtɪtɪveɪts/ /ˈtɪtɪveɪts/
past simple titivated	/ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪd/ /ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪd/
past participle titivated	/ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪd/ /ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪd/
-ing form titivating	/ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪŋ/ /ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪŋ/

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titivate something to improve the appearance of somebody/something by making small changes打扮；装扮；装点
- She titivated her hair in the mirror.她对着镜子梳理头发。
Word Originearly 19th cent. (in early use, also as tidivate): perhaps from tidy, on the pattern of cultivate.