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   tit·i·vate

   /ˈtidəˌvāt/

   verb

   • 1. make small enhancing alterations to (something): "she slapped on her warpaint and titivated her hair"
   • ▪ make oneself look attractive: "he was titivating himself, slicking his hair and freshening his breath"

   Word Origin early 18th century (as tittivate; in the 19th century, also as tidivate): perhaps from tidy, on the pattern of cultivate.

   Derivatives

   • 1. titivation noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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