tr.v., -lized, -liz·ing, -liz·es.

To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach.

[From Latin Tantalus, Tantalus. See Tantalus.]

tantalization tan'ta·li·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
tantalizer tan'ta·liz'er n.
tantalizingly tan'ta·liz'ing·ly adv.

verb

To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach: bait, tease. See excite/bore/interest.

v

Definition: provoke, tease
Antonyms: disenchant, repulse, turn off

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IN BRIEF: To tease.

Movie previews are made to tantalize moviegoers.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - spænde på pinebænken, ærgre, pine

Nederlands (Dutch)
doen watertanden

Français (French)
v. tr. - allécher

Deutsch (German)
v. - reizen, zappeln lassen, falsche Hoffnungen wecken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βασανίζω, ταλανίζω

Italiano (Italian)
tormentare, stuzzicare, illudere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tantalizar, atormentar

Русский (Russian)
терзать ложными обещаниями

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - atormentar, martirizar, seducir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - locka, fresta, reta

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
逗弄, 使干着急

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 逗弄, 使乾著急

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 애타게 하여 괴롭히다, ~을 보여주어 감질나게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - じらす, 気を持たせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعذب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עורר תקוות-שווא, גרם לייסורי טנטלוס, התעלל‬

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