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tit´i|va´tion

tit|i|vate «TIHT uh vayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, -vat|ed, -vat|ing.

Informal. to dress up; make smart; spruce up. Also, tittivate.

╂[earlier tiddivate, perhaps < tidy + a pretended classical ending]

–tit´i|va´tion, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.