tantalize (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *tantalize*:
VERB	communication	tantalize, tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride	harass with persistent criticism or carping

tantalize > pronunciation
Sounds	tae'nahlay.z; tae'ntahlay.z
Rhymes	actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz...

English > *tantalize*: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
Meaning	harass with persistent criticism or carping.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
Narrower	jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe	laugh at with contempt and derision
Narrower	kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter	Be silly or tease one another
Broader	mock, bemock	treat with contempt
Spanish	befarse, burlarse, burlar, cachondearse, chancearse, chotearse, chungearse, mofarse, molestar, pitorrearse, recochinearse, tomar el pelo
Catalan	amoïnar, burlar, fastidiar, fastiguejar, molestar, tantalitzar
Nouns	Tantalus	(Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus
	tantalization	the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule)
	tantalizer	someone who tantalizes

HyperDic: tantalize