titivatev.

Brit.

/ˈtɪtᵻveɪt/, U.S.

/ˈtɪdəˌveɪt/

Forms:

α. 1700s– titivate, 1700s– tittivate, 1800s tittavate, 1800s tittyvate.

β. 1800s tiddivate, 1800s tiddyvate, 1800s tidivate.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by blending. Etymons: tidy adj., cultivate v., activate v.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps originally (in branch I.) humorously < tidy adj. + -vate (in e.g. cultivate v. and activate v.). In branch II. by association with titillate v.

colloquial.

I. To improve the appearance of.

a. transitive. To improve the appearance of (a person) by tidying the hair, putting on make-up, etc.; to make (oneself or one's hair) look neater, smarter, or more attractive, typically by making alterations or enhancements to small details. Also with off, up.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (transitive)]

highta1200

atiffe?c1225

tiff?c1225

wyndre?a1366

kembc1386

picka1393

prunec1395

tifta1400

varnishc1405

finea1425

tifflea1425

quaint1484

embuda1529

trick?1532

trick1545

dill1548

tricka1555

prink1573

smug1588

sponge1588

smudge1589

perk1590

primpc1590

sponge1592

tricksy1598

prime1616

sprug1622

briska1625

to sleek upa1625

trickify1678

prim1688

titivate1705

dandify1823

beflounce1824

befop1866

spry1878

lustrify1886

dude1899

doll1916

tart1938

youthify1945

pansy1946

spiv1947

dolly1958

zhuzh1970

1705 Wandering Spy 8 Sept. 59 He says he is shaved enough, and has his Whiskers tittivated to his content.

1785 J. O'Keeffe Fontainbleau ii. 37 I wish I could get a barber to titivate me up a little.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. xv. 265 You'd better make yourself scarce, Peter, while I tidivate myself off a little, according to the rules and regulations..when you are asked to dine with the skipper.

1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour v. xxv. 143 He..saw him titivating his hair and arranging his collar.

1882 B. M. Croker Proper Pride I. ix. 186 Helen was calmly titivating herself at the glass.

1928 J. Galsworthy Swan Song ii. xii, in Mod. Comedy (1929) 690 She manicured her hands, titivated her hair, scented her eyebrows.

1977 M. Drabble Ice Age (1979) i. 54 She was a friendly girl, happy to titivate the thinning locks of old-age pensioners as well as the sticky pungent beehives of her contemporaries.

2015 L. Diamond Summer at Shell Cottage 32 She wanted to get home in plenty of time so that she could titivate herself for the party.

b. intransitive with reflexive meaning. To make oneself look smart; to smarten oneself up. Also with up.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (intransitive)]

trick?1532

mundify1568

prune1568

to finify it1586

prink1591

brisk1592

tiff1700

fetish1735

beautify1777

adonize1781

fix1783

smart1794

smarten1813

titivate1835

primp1887

doll1916

1835 C. Dickens in Bell's Life in London 25 Oct. Regular as clock-work—breakfast at nine—dress & tittivate a little.

1844 T. C. Haliburton Attaché 2nd Ser. II. iv. 71 I must titivate up a leetle first, so I'll jist go into the boy's room and smarten a bit.

1948 M. Irwin Elizabeth, Captive Princess i. 7 What could the girl be doing to keep them all dangling like this? Surely she didn't need to titivate all this time?

1971 Times of India 19 Mar. 5/4 A little girl titivating in front of a mirror.

2014 Times (Nexis) 28 Aug. 24 Women..retire to a lavatory..to clean their teeth, apply make-up and generally titivate.

2. transitive. To improve the appearance or condition of (something); to make smarter or more appealing; esp. to tidy or spruce up (a room); to repair or renovate (a building). Also with off, up.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > look well in [verb (transitive)] > make spruce

spruce1594

smirk1596

spruce1598

sprucify1611

slick1834

titivate1842

zhuzh1970

1842 Bell's Life in London 30 Jan. The theatre has been titivated up, and new scenery painted.

1897 Daily News 22 Dec. 8/3 It was drawn through the Fair..by eight oxen tidivated with ribbons and flowers.

1924 J. H. Wilkinson Leeds Dial. Gloss. & Lore 210 Come, get this kitchen titivated, Mary, it's nut fit to be seen.

1979 P. O'Brian Fortune of War ii. 42 She had been titivated off to the nines for the Admiral's inspection, scrubbed by the lifts and braces, sails furled in a body with never a wrinkle.

1994 Amateur Gardening 30 July 21/4 They are either potted on and titivated to restore their good looks or sold at reduced prices.

2017 Christchurch (N.Z.) Mail (Nexis) 11 May 15 Had they not spent a couple of weekends titivating the property, it might not have sold so quickly.

II. To excite or stimulate.

3. transitive. To excite or stimulate agreeably or pleasingly; = titillate v. 1. Cf. earlier titivating adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > affect with pleasurable excitement [verb (transitive)] > titillate

kittlea1340

ticklec1386

tingle1572

titillate1620

titivate1833

1833 New Sporting Mag. May 41/1 Where's the use of titivating one's appetite with reading of such luxteries?

1845 Standard 10 June 3/5 I must at once confess myself one of those most exorbitant and wilful people who look for something new on every occasion to titivate their palates, and to excite—if not to generate an appetite.

1915 E. Pound Let. c7 Sept. in Lett. J. Joyce (1966) II. 366 Bed rooms [sic] scenes where the audience can be tittivated, eroticised.

1976 Telegraph-Jrnl. (St. John, New Brunswick) 27 Aug. 2/4 What would the exhibition be without the midway, with its sounds, sights and smells to titivate the senses?

2011 T. J. Gorringe Common Good & Global Emergency ix. 224 The search for new pleasures, new sensations to titivate jaded palates.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	titivate
释义	titivatev. Brit. /ˈtɪtᵻveɪt/, U.S. /ˈtɪdəˌveɪt/ Forms: α. 1700s– titivate, 1700s– tittivate, 1800s tittavate, 1800s tittyvate. β. 1800s tiddivate, 1800s tiddyvate, 1800s tidivate. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by blending. Etymons: tidy adj., cultivate v., activate v. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps originally (in branch I.) humorously < tidy adj. + -vate (in e.g. cultivate v. and activate v.). In branch II. by association with titillate v. colloquial. I. To improve the appearance of. 1. a. transitive. To improve the appearance of (a person) by tidying the hair, putting on make-up, etc.; to make (oneself or one's hair) look neater, smarter, or more attractive, typically by making alterations or enhancements to small details. Also with off, up. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (transitive)] highta1200 atiffe?c1225 tiff?c1225 wyndre?a1366 kembc1386 picka1393 prunec1395 tifta1400 varnishc1405 finea1425 tifflea1425 quaint1484 embuda1529 trick?1532 trick1545 dill1548 tricka1555 prink1573 smug1588 sponge1588 smudge1589 perk1590 primpc1590 sponge1592 tricksy1598 prime1616 sprug1622 briska1625 to sleek upa1625 trickify1678 prim1688 titivate1705 dandify1823 beflounce1824 befop1866 spry1878 lustrify1886 dude1899 doll1916 tart1938 youthify1945 pansy1946 spiv1947 dolly1958 zhuzh1970 1705 Wandering Spy 8 Sept. 59 He says he is shaved enough, and has his Whiskers tittivated to his content. 1785 J. O'Keeffe Fontainbleau ii. 37 I wish I could get a barber to titivate me up a little. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. xv. 265 You'd better make yourself scarce, Peter, while I tidivate myself off a little, according to the rules and regulations..when you are asked to dine with the skipper. 1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour v. xxv. 143 He..saw him titivating his hair and arranging his collar. 1882 B. M. Croker Proper Pride I. ix. 186 Helen was calmly titivating herself at the glass. 1928 J. Galsworthy Swan Song ii. xii, in Mod. Comedy (1929) 690 She manicured her hands, titivated her hair, scented her eyebrows. 1977 M. Drabble Ice Age (1979) i. 54 She was a friendly girl, happy to titivate the thinning locks of old-age pensioners as well as the sticky pungent beehives of her contemporaries. 2015 L. Diamond Summer at Shell Cottage 32 She wanted to get home in plenty of time so that she could titivate herself for the party. b. intransitive with reflexive meaning. To make oneself look smart; to smarten oneself up. Also with up. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (intransitive)] trick?1532 mundify1568 prune1568 to finify it1586 prink1591 brisk1592 tiff1700 fetish1735 beautify1777 adonize1781 fix1783 smart1794 smarten1813 titivate1835 primp1887 doll1916 1835 C. Dickens in Bell's Life in London 25 Oct. Regular as clock-work—breakfast at nine—dress & tittivate a little. 1844 T. C. Haliburton Attaché 2nd Ser. II. iv. 71 I must titivate up a leetle first, so I'll jist go into the boy's room and smarten a bit. 1948 M. Irwin Elizabeth, Captive Princess i. 7 What could the girl be doing to keep them all dangling like this? Surely she didn't need to titivate all this time? 1971 Times of India 19 Mar. 5/4 A little girl titivating in front of a mirror. 2014 Times (Nexis) 28 Aug. 24 Women..retire to a lavatory..to clean their teeth, apply make-up and generally titivate. 2. transitive. To improve the appearance or condition of (something); to make smarter or more appealing; esp. to tidy or spruce up (a room); to repair or renovate (a building). Also with off, up. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > look well in [verb (transitive)] > make spruce spruce1594 smirk1596 spruce1598 sprucify1611 slick1834 titivate1842 zhuzh1970 1842 Bell's Life in London 30 Jan. The theatre has been titivated up, and new scenery painted. 1897 Daily News 22 Dec. 8/3 It was drawn through the Fair..by eight oxen tidivated with ribbons and flowers. 1924 J. H. Wilkinson Leeds Dial. Gloss. & Lore 210 Come, get this kitchen titivated, Mary, it's nut fit to be seen. 1979 P. O'Brian Fortune of War ii. 42 She had been titivated off to the nines for the Admiral's inspection, scrubbed by the lifts and braces, sails furled in a body with never a wrinkle. 1994 Amateur Gardening 30 July 21/4 They are either potted on and titivated to restore their good looks or sold at reduced prices. 2017 Christchurch (N.Z.) Mail (Nexis) 11 May 15 Had they not spent a couple of weekends titivating the property, it might not have sold so quickly. II. To excite or stimulate. 3. transitive. To excite or stimulate agreeably or pleasingly; = titillate v. 1. Cf. earlier titivating adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > affect with pleasurable excitement [verb (transitive)] > titillate kittlea1340 ticklec1386 tingle1572 titillate1620 titivate1833 1833 New Sporting Mag. May 41/1 Where's the use of titivating one's appetite with reading of such luxteries? 1845 Standard 10 June 3/5 I must at once confess myself one of those most exorbitant and wilful people who look for something new on every occasion to titivate their palates, and to excite—if not to generate an appetite. 1915 E. Pound Let. c7 Sept. in Lett. J. Joyce (1966) II. 366 Bed rooms [sic] scenes where the audience can be tittivated, eroticised. 1976 Telegraph-Jrnl. (St. John, New Brunswick) 27 Aug. 2/4 What would the exhibition be without the midway, with its sounds, sights and smells to titivate the senses? 2011 T. J. Gorringe Common Good & Global Emergency ix. 224 The search for new pleasures, new sensations to titivate jaded palates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1705
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