titivate

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
titivate /ˈtɪtɪveɪt/

▶verb informal make minor enhancements to.

■ (titivate oneself) make oneself look smart.

– derivatives
titivation noun.

– origin C19 (in early use, also as tidivate): perh. from tidy, on the pattern of cultivate.

usage: The verbs titivate and titillate sound alike but do not have the same meaning. Titivate means ‘make minor enhancements to’, as in she titivated her hair, while titillate means ‘excite or interest’ (the press are paid to titillate the public).