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bloviate
blo·vi·ate
[
blṓ vee àyt
]
(
past and past participle
blo·vi·at·ed
,
present participle
blo·vi·at·ing
,
3rd person present singular
blo·vi·ates
)
intransitive verb
Definition:
speak bombastically:
to speak at length in a pompous self-aggrandizing way
(
slang
)
[
Mid-19th century. Mock Latin alteration of blow
1
]
blo·vi·a·tion
[
blvee áysh'n
]
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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blo·vi·a·tion [ blvee áysh'n ] noun
