titivate

Awakening to a new day is like walking on to a construction site on the first day. All of the materials to build the foundation is there waiting in various locations in front of you. You need to walk forward and pick up each brick with confidence and determination and believe today's edifice will be stronger than yesterdays by using tools of love and compassion. And when this day is built you get another chance tomorrow to build once again with the wisdom of today.

Word Of The Day...

titivate • \TIH-tuh-vayt\ • verb to make or become smart or spruce Example Sentence: "Work could undoubtedly be done on the show to titivate it for Broadway -- but the score will remain a problem, if not a liability." (Clive Barnes, The New York Post, August 13, 2000)

Did you know?

"Titivate," "spruce," "smarten," and "spiff" all mean "to make a person or thing neater or more attractive." "Titivate" often refers to making small additions or alterations in attire ("titivate the costume with sequins and other accessories") and can also be used figuratively, as in our example sentence. "Spruce up" is sometimes used for cosmetic changes or renovations that give the appearance of newness ("spruce up the house with new shutters and fresh paint before trying to sell it"). "Smarten up" and "spiff up" both mean to improve in appearance often by making more neat or stylish ("the tailor smartened up the suit with minor alterations"; "he needed some time to spiff himself up for the party"). The origins of "titivate" are uncertain, but it may have been formed from the English words "tidy" and "renovate."