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. [Both Humorous]
"Come here, an' let me titivate you." He sat
down beside her, and submitted to be dusted. Quiller-
Couch.
© Webster 1913.