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Definition of: tantalize
(tan′tə·līz) v.t. ·lized, ·liz·ing
To tease or torment by repeated frustration of hopes or desires. Also Brit. tan′ta·lise. [from Tantalus]
—tan′ta·li·za′tion noun
—tan′ta·liz′er noun
—tan′·ta·liz′ing·ly adverb
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