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vaunt
(vônt, vŏnt)v. vaunt·ed, vaunt·ing, vaunts
v.tr.
To speak or write about (something) in a strongly positive way; praise or boast about.
v.intr.
To speak boastfully; brag. See Synonyms at boast1.
n.
1. A boastful remark.
2. Speech of extravagant self-praise.
[Middle English vaunten, from Old French vanter, from Late Latin vānitāre, to talk frivolously, frequentative of Latin vānāre, from vānus, empty; see euə- in Indo-European roots.]
vaunt′er n.
vaunt′ing·ly adv.
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vaunt
(vɔːnt)vb
1. (tr) to describe, praise, or display (one's success, possessions, etc) boastfully
2. (intr) rare or literary to use boastful language; brag
n
3. a boast
4. archaic ostentatious display
[C14: from Old French vanter, from Late Latin vānitāre to brag, from Latin vānus vain]
ˈvaunter n
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vaunt
(vɔnt, vɑnt)v.t.
1. to boast of: to vaunt one's achievements.
v.i. 2. to speak boastfully; brag.
n. 3. a boastful action or utterance.
[1350–1400; Middle English vaunten < Middle French vanter to boast < Late Latin vānitāre, derivative of Latin vānus vain]
vaunt′er, n.
vaunt′ing•ly, adv.
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vaunt
Past participle: vaunted
Gerund: vaunting
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| Noun | 1. |  vaunt - extravagant self-praise |
| Verb | 1. |  vaunt - show off puff - speak in a blustering or scornful manner; "A puffing kind of man" exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, overstate, amplify, magnify, overdraw - to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" |
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vaunt
verbnounAn act of boasting:
Informal: blow.
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Translations
vaunt
[vɔːnt]A. VT (= boast of) → jactarse de, hacer alarde de; (= display) → lucir, ostentar
B. VI → jactarse
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