titivate /ˈtɪt.ɪ.veɪt/ verb1 •To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to, to spruce up or touch up.Had she spent the best part of a day in titivating herself in order that she might sit plunged in darkness, with nothing but her feet and her nose revealed? — 1950 formstitivated · titivating · titivates