Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tittivate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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]
``Come here, an' let me titivate you.'' He sat down
beside her, and submitted to be dusted.
--Quiller-Couch.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tittivate
v : make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"
[syn: {spruce up}, {spruce}, {titivate}, {smarten up}, {slick
up}, {spiff up}]
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