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tantalize(dictionary)

tantalize (iou)



tantalize verb trans. Also tantalise. L16.
[formed as TANTALUS + -IZE.]
Torment, tease, or fascinate by the sight, promise, or expectation of something which is out of reach; raise and then disappoint the hopes of, keep in a state of frustrated expectancy. L16.
J. Tyndall The mirage..which so tantalized the French soldiers in Egypt. J. C. Powys No longer the..playful..girl, who delighted in tantalizing the senses of men. absol.: Time His life as self-styled genius and unrepentant poseur continues to tantalize.
Work into an intricate, overelaborate, or artificial form. rare. E19.
tantali'zation noun M17.
tantalizer noun L18.
tantalizing ppl adjective exciting hopes or desires which are not or cannot be satisfied L17.
tantalizingly adverb M19.