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• Vaunt — Vaunt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vaunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vaunting}.] [F. vanter, LL. vanitare, fr. L. vanus vain. See {Vain}.] To boast; to make a vain display of one s own worth, attainments, decorations, or the like; to talk ostentatiously; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vaunt — Vaunt, v. t. To boast of; to make a vain display of; to display with ostentation. [1913 Webster] Charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up. 1 Cor. xiii. 4. [1913 Webster] My vanquisher, spoiled of his vaunted spoil. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• vaunt — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French vanter, from Late Latin vanitare, frequentative of Latin *vanare, from vanus vain Date: 15th century intransitive verb to make a vain display of one s own worth or attainments ; brag transitive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• vaunt — I. v. n. Brag, boast. II. v. a. Brag of, boast of, make a display of, make a boast of, show off, display with ostentation. III. n. Boast, brag …   New dictionary of synonyms

• vaunt — v 1. boast of, brag about, crow about, make much of, Inf. make a big thing about; celebrate, emblazon, trumpet, blow one s own horn; exaggerate, overstate, hyperbolize, Sl. shoot the bull, Sl. lay it on thick, Sl. pile it higher and deeper. n 2.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• vaunt — verb their much vaunted record of accuracy Syn: boast about, brag about, make much of, crow about, parade, flaunt; acclaim, trumpet, praise, extol, celebrate; informal show off about, hype; formal laud …   Thesaurus of popular words

• Vaunted — Vaunt Vaunt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vaunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vaunting}.] [F. vanter, LL. vanitare, fr. L. vanus vain. See {Vain}.] To boast; to make a vain display of one s own worth, attainments, decorations, or the like; to talk ostentatiously; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vaunting — Vaunt Vaunt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vaunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vaunting}.] [F. vanter, LL. vanitare, fr. L. vanus vain. See {Vain}.] To boast; to make a vain display of one s own worth, attainments, decorations, or the like; to talk ostentatiously; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• blow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. knock, stroke, hit; disappointment; blast, wind, breeze, gale. See impulse, surprise. v. brag; gasp, pant, puff; sound; storm, breeze, whiff, waft; slang, miss, squander. See failure, waste. II (Roget …   English dictionary for students

• Boasting — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Boasting >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 boasting boasting &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 boast boast vaunt crake| Sgm: N 1 pretense pretense pretensions Sgm: N 1 puff puff puffery …   English dictionary for students

• flourish — v 1. grow, grow like a weed, increase, develop, wax; burgeon, mushroom, boom, spring up, burst forth; sprout, bud, germinate, pullulate; bloom, blossom, flower, bear fruit, fructify; mature, maturate, ripen; luxuriate, abound, superabound. 2. be… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder