Meaning
To tease, provoke, or torment someone persistently — needling and aggravating them until they are upset. In Patois 'tantalize' leans heavily toward harassment and vexation rather than the English sense of tempting: to tantalize a person is to pester, bait, and wind them up, keeping at them until they lose patience. It names a deliberate, wearing campaign of provocation, close to 'tek set' and 'trouble', and to be tantalized is to be goaded and picked at without relief until anger boils over.
Examples
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Stop tantalize di likkle bwoy.
Stop tormenting the little boy.
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Dem tantalize har till she bawl.
They teased her until she cried.
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Him love tantalize people fi fun.
He loves to provoke people for fun.
Origin
From English 'tantalize', but shifted in Patois toward 'tease/torment/harass' rather than 'tempt'.
How it’s used
Means to tease and torment/harass, not the English 'tempt'. Compare 'tek set', 'trace'.