vaunt

One entry found for vaunt.

Main Entry: ¹vaunt
Pronunciation: 'vont, 'vänt
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French vanter, from Late Latin vanitare, frequentative of Latin *vanare, from vanus vain
intransitive verb : to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments : BRAG
transitive verb : to call attention to pridefully and often boastfully <people who vaunt their ingenuity>
synonym see BOAST
- vaunt·er noun
- vaunt·ing·ly /'von-ti[ng]-lE, 'vän-/ adverb