Definitions for tantalize
ˈtæn tlˌaɪztan·ta·lize

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, rideverb

   harass with persistent criticism or carping

   "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. tantalizeverb

   to tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach

2. tantalizeverb

   to bait (someone) by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

3. Etymology: From Tantalus (Τάνταλος) in Greek mythology, who was condemned to Tartarus in the underworld. There, he had to stand for eternity in water that receded from him when he stooped to drink, beneath fruit trees whose branches were always out of reach.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Tantalizeverb

   To torment by the shew of pleasures which cannot be reached.

   Etymology: from Tantalus, whose punishment was to starve among fruits and water which he could not touch.

   Thy vain desires, at strife
   Within themselves, have tantaliz’d thy life. Dryden.

   The maid once sped was not suffered to tantalize the male part of the commonwealth. Addison.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tantalize

   Tantalus (Ancient Greek: Τάνταλος Tántalos) was a Greek mythological figure, most famous for his punishment in Tartarus: he was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches, with the fruit ever eluding his grasp, and the water always receding before he could take a drink. He was also called Atys. He was the father of Pelops, Niobe and Broteas, and was a son of Zeus and the nymph Plouto. Thus, like other heroes in Greek mythology such as Theseus (his great-great-grandson) and the Dioskouroi, Tantalus had both a hidden, divine parent and a mortal one. The Greeks used the proverb "Tantalean punishment" (Ancient Greek: Ταντάλειοι τιμωρίαι: Tantáleioi timōríai) in reference to those who have good things but are not permitted to enjoy them. His name and punishment are also the source of the English word tantalize, meaning to torment with the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.

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1. tantalize

   To tantalize is to tease or torment someone by making them desire something, yet continually keeping it out of their reach or denying it to them. It usually refers to tantalizing with the promise of something desirable or pleasurable.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tantalizeverb

   to tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and exciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations by keeping that good out of reach; to tease; to torment

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tantalize in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tantalize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tantalize
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tantalize
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tantalize
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantalize
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tantalize