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Word: Tantalize
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Tantalus+ -ize
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtantəlʌɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable
Short Definition:torment or tease someone with sight or promise of something that is unobtainable
Examples:- such ambitious questions have long tantalized the world's best thinkers
Variant Forms:
- tantalise
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