tantalize
verb/ˈtæntəlaɪz/
/ˈtæntəlaɪz/
(British English also tantalise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they tantalize | /ˈtæntəlaɪz/ /ˈtæntəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it tantalizes | /ˈtæntəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈtæntəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple tantalized | /ˈtæntəlaɪzd/ /ˈtæntəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle tantalized | /ˈtæntəlaɪzd/ /ˈtæntəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form tantalizing | /ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- tantalize somebody to make you want something that you cannot have or doWord Originlate 16th cent.: from Tantalus (a Lydian king in Greek mythology who was punished by being provided with fruit and water which receded when he reached for them) + -ize.
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