Titivate means to make smarter, spruce up, or decorate.
Titivate znamená udělat něco chytřejšího, uhladit nebo ozdobit.
| Front | titivate \TIH-tuh-vayt\ |
|---|---|
| Back | verb To make smarter; to spruce up; to decorate. [From earlier tidivate, perhaps from tidy + elevate. The word titillate is from Latin titillare (to tickle).] "[Karen Kilimnik's] journey has been marked by theatricality -- such as putting small, roughly painted pictures in a Venetian palazzo titivated with flowers and feathers." - Philippa Stockley; A Wacky Take on the 18th Century; Evening Standard (London, UK); Feb 21, 2007. |
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