tease#1 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 37
def to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them
examples The advertisement is intended to tease the customers
She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
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Entailment arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up; disappoint, let down
Hypernym manipulate, keep in line, control
Derivationally related form tease → tease
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Derivationally related form tease → tease
Hyponym manipulate, keep in line, control

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