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titivate
tit·i·vate T0236900 (tĭt′ə-vāt′)tr.v. tit·i·vat·ed, tit·i·vat·ing, tit·i·vates To make decorative additions to; spruce up. [Alteration of earlier tidivate : perhaps tidy + (ele)vate.] tit′i·va′tion n.titivate (ˈtɪtɪˌveɪt) or tittivatevb1. to smarten up (oneself or another), as by making up, doing the hair, etc2. (tr) to smarten up (a thing): to titivate a restaurant. [C19: earlier tidivate, perhaps based on tidy and cultivate] ˌtitiˈvation, ˌtittiˈvation n ˈtitiˌvator, ˈtittiˌvator ntit•i•vate or tit•ti•vate (ˈtɪt əˌveɪt) v. -vat•ed, -vat•ing. v.t. 1. to make smart; spruce up. v.i. 2. to make oneself smart or spruce. [1795–1805; earlier tidivate= tidy + (ele) vate] tit`i•va′tion, n. titivate Past participle: titivated Gerund: titivating
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titivate | titivate |
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I titivate | you titivate | he/she/it titivates | we titivate | you titivate | they titivate |
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I titivated | you titivated | he/she/it titivated | we titivated | you titivated | they titivated |
Present Continuous |
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I am titivating | you are titivating | he/she/it is titivating | we are titivating | you are titivating | they are titivating |
Present Perfect |
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I have titivated | you have titivated | he/she/it has titivated | we have titivated | you have titivated | they have titivated |
Past Continuous |
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I was titivating | you were titivating | he/she/it was titivating | we were titivating | you were titivating | they were titivating |
Past Perfect |
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I had titivated | you had titivated | he/she/it had titivated | we had titivated | you had titivated | they had titivated |
Future |
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I will titivate | you will titivate | he/she/it will titivate | we will titivate | you will titivate | they will titivate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have titivated | you will have titivated | he/she/it will have titivated | we will have titivated | you will have titivated | they will have titivated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be titivating | you will be titivating | he/she/it will be titivating | we will be titivating | you will be titivating | they will be titivating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been titivating | you have been titivating | he/she/it has been titivating | we have been titivating | you have been titivating | they have been titivating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been titivating | you will have been titivating | he/she/it will have been titivating | we will have been titivating | you will have been titivating | they will have been titivating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been titivating | you had been titivating | he/she/it had been titivating | we had been titivating | you had been titivating | they had been titivating |
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I would titivate | you would titivate | he/she/it would titivate | we would titivate | you would titivate | they would titivate |
Past Conditional |
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I would have titivated | you would have titivated | he/she/it would have titivated | we would have titivated | you would have titivated | they would have titivated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | titivate - make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"slick up, smarten up, spiff up, spruce, spruce up, tittivatebeautify, fancify, prettify, embellish - make more beautiful | Translationstitivate
Synonyms for titivateverb make neat, smart, or trimSynonyms- slick up
- smarten up
- spiff up
- spruce
- spruce up
- tittivate
Related Words- beautify
- fancify
- prettify
- embellish
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