tantalize definition - Dictionary

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tan·ta·lize [ tánt'l z ] (past and past participle tan·ta·lized, present participle tan·ta·liz·ing, 3rd person present singular tan·ta·liz·es)

transitive verb

Definition:

tease somebody: to tease or torment somebody by letting the person see, but not have, something that is desirable

[Late 16th century. < Latin Tantalus "Tantalus"]

tan·ta·li·za·tion [ tànt'li záysh'n ] noun

tan·ta·liz·er [ tánt'l zər ] noun