titivate
/ˈtɪtɪveɪt/verb
with obj.
1- informal make small enhancing alterations to (something)〈非正式〉对…略加整理（或装扮）：
she slapped on her warpaint and titivated her hair.
她随便涂了点化妆品, 理了理头发。
1.1
titivate oneself
make oneself look smart打扮。
USAGE
The verbs titillate and titivate sound alike but do not have the same meaning. Titillate, a far commoner word, means 'stimulate or excite', as in the press are paid to titillate the public. Titivate, on the other hand, means 'adorn or smarten up', as in she titivated her hair.
派生词
titivation
noun词源
early 19th cent. （in early use， also as tidivate）： perhaps from TIDY, on the pattern of cultivate.