TITIVATE

{ Tit″i‐vate, Tit″ti‐vate } (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Titivated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Titivating (?).] [[Formed from an uncertain source, in imitation of words in -ate fr. L.]] To dress or smarten up; to spruce. — Tit′i‐va″tion, Tit′ti‐va″tion (#), n. “Come here, an' let me titivate you.” He sat down beside her, and submitted to be dusted. Quiller-Couch.