- tittivate
- (разговорное) прихорашивать;
наряжать, украшать - to * one's hair before the mirror поправлять прическу перед зеркалом прихорашиваться, наряжаться;
"чистить" перышки
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
tittivate
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tittivate — [tit′ə vāt΄] vt., vi. tittivated, tittivating var. of TITIVATE … English World dictionary
Tittivate — Titivate Tit i*vate, Tittivate 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tittivate — verb see titivate … New Collegiate Dictionary
tittivate — tittivation, n. tittivator, n. /tit euh vayt /, v.t., v.i., tittivated, tittivating. titivate1. * * * … Universalium
tittivate — verb ; to spruce up. Didnt you see how Joe had been tittivating [...]? The Woman at the Store , from Selected Short Stories by Katherine Mansfield (first published in 1912) … Wiktionary
tittivate — v. dress up, adorn … English contemporary dictionary
tittivate — tit•ti•vate [[t]ˈtɪt əˌveɪt[/t]] v. t. v. i. vat•ed, vat•ing titivate … From formal English to slang
tittivate — /ˈtɪtəveɪt/ (say tituhvayt) verb (t), verb (i) (tittivated, tittivating) → titivate …
tittivate — var. of TITIVATE … Useful english dictionary
titivate tittivate — verb (I, T) informal to make yourself pretty or tidy titivation / tIti veISFn/ noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
slick up — verb 1. make neat, smart, or trim Spruce up your house for Spring titivate the child • Syn: ↑spruce up, ↑spruce, ↑titivate, ↑tittivate, ↑smarten up, ↑spiff up … Useful english dictionary
