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What does tantalize mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word tantalize? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) to tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach
  2. (transitive) to bait (someone) by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied
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Has He, can He have created these unquenchable longings only to tantalize them?
But to actively woo the eye and tantalize the mind implies the possible existence of resistant viewers.
The garroted gossipmonger had included several cryptic acknowledgments in her manuscript that tantalize the wily wordsmith.
But the journey is once again fraught with hidden perils and wondrous mechanical puzzles that tantalize the imagination.
Our in-house chef and kitchen staff tantalize our participants' taste buds with hearty, nutritious and delectable dishes.
But the reality is that IT shows tantalize us with oodles of mouth-watering products that never actually hit the shelves.

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