vaunt
[ vawnt, vahnt ]
/ vɔnt, vɑnt /
verb (used with object)
to speak vaingloriously of; boast of: to vaunt one's achievements.
verb (used without object)
to speak boastfully; brag.
noun
a boastful action or utterance.
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Origin of vaunt
OTHER WORDS FROM vaunt
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British Dictionary definitions for vaunt
vaunt
/ (vɔːnt) /
verb
(tr) to describe, praise, or display (one's success, possessions, etc) boastfully
(intr) rare, or literary to use boastful language; brag
noun
a boast
archaic ostentatious display
Derived forms of vaunt
vaunter, nounWord Origin for vaunt
C14: from Old French vanter, from Late Latin vānitāre to brag, from Latin vānus vain
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