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   tantalize

   /ˈtantəlʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable: "such ambitious questions have long tantalized the world's best thinkers"
   • ▪ excite the senses or desires of (someone): "she still tantalized him"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Tantalus + -ize.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tantalization noun
   • 2. tantalizer noun

   Scrabble Points: 18

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