Meaning & use
Titivating
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Making small adjustments to one's appearance or something's presentation in order to make it neater or more attractive.
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She was titivating in front of the mirror before her big interview.
He spent the afternoon titivating the shop window with fresh ribbons and lights.
A note on using this word
Comes from 'titivate,' a playful 18th-century coinage possibly blending 'tidy' with the Latin suffix '-ate.'
Words with a similar meaning
primpingprettifyingsprucing up
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