Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
titivate .
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- verb rare Alternative spelling of
titivate ; tospruce up.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make neat, smart, or trim
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Examples
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Willem nodded, and she went off to find her stole and to tittivate while I collected her winnings from the caissier and sauntered out of the salon to the entrance, my heart going like a trip-hammer, for I knew it was now or never.
Watershed 2010
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Regular as clockwork — breakfast at nine — dress and tittivate a little — down to the Sir
Sketches by Boz 2007
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Willem nodded, and she went off to find her stole and to tittivate while I collected her winnings from the caissier and sauntered out of the salon to the entrance, my heart going like a trip-hammer, for I knew it was now or never.
Flashman And The Tiger Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1999
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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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They hold up to the light, they tittivate, they muse and they adorn.
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