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tantalize

To tantalize means to tease someone by showing them something which is desirable and then not providing it. (verb)

An example of tantalize is to let a person smell chili, but not provide any chili to eat.

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See tantalize in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See tantalize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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