Definition of Titivete
{ Tit"i*vate, 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.
{ Tit"i*vate, 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- to smarten up, to dress, to decorate
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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