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| vaunt [ vawnt ] |
verb (past and past participle vaunt·ed, present participle vaunt·ing, 3rd person present singular vaunts) |
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1. transitive verb be boastful about something: to boast or act boastfully about something such as achievements or possessions
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2. intransitive verb boast: to boast or brag
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noun (plural vaunts) |
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boastful statement or display: a boast, or display of boasting
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| [14th century. Via Old French vanter< late Latin vanitare "be vain" < vanus "empty"] |
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  vaunt·er noun |
| vaunt·ing·ly adverb |
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