Main Entry: tan·ta·lize

Pronunciation: \ˈtan-tə-ˌlīz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): tan·ta·lized; tan·ta·liz·ing

Etymology: Tantalus

Date: 1597

transitive verb : to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reachintransitive verb : to cause one to be tantalized

— tan·ta·liz·er noun