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titivate

ti·ti·vate

UK/ˈtɪt.ɪ.veɪt/ US/ˈtɪt.ə.veɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

make neat, smart, or trim

  • “Spruce up your house for Spring”
  • “titivate the child”
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Origin

A modification of the earlier spelling tidivate, perhaps based on tidy + -vate, on the pattern of words such as cultivate and renovate.

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