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Titicaca, Lake
titihoya
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titivate

tit·i·vate [ títti vàyt ] (past and past participle tit·i·vat·ed, present participle tit·i·vat·ing, 3rd person present singular tit·i·vates) or tit·ti·vate [ títti vàyt ] (past and past participle tit·ti·vat·ed, present participle tit·ti·vat·ing, 3rd person present singular tit·ti·vates)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
spruce up: to improve the appearance of somebody or something by neatening or adding decoration

[Early 19th century. Alteration of tidivate, origin ?]

tit·i·va·tion [ tìtti váysh'n ] noun
tit·i·va·tor noun

Word Usage

See titillate.

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