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tantalize
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
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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tan·ta·li·za·tion [ tànt'li záysh'n ] nountan·ta·liz·er [ tánt'l zər ] noun
