'Tittivation' definitions:
Definition of 'tittivation'
(from WordNet)
noun
Sprucing up; making decorative additions to [syn: titivation, tittivation]
Definition of 'Tittivation'
From: GCIDE
- Titivate \Tit"i*vate\, Tittivate \Tit"ti*vate\ (t[i^]t"[i^]*v[=a]t), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Titivated (t[i^]t"[i^]*v[=a]t`[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Titivating (t[i^]t"[i^]*v[=a]t`[i^]ng).] [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 Suppl.]