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vaunt Definition

vaunt (vônt, vänt)

intransitive verb

to boast; brag

Etymology: ME vaunten < OFr vanter < LL(Ec) vanitare < L vanus, vain

transitive verb

to boast about (something); brag of

noun

a boast; brag

vaunt Related Forms
vaunt′ed adjective vaunt′er noun
vaunt Synonyms

vaunt

v.

boast, swagger, brag of, puff; see boast 1. See syn. study at boast.

vaunt Usage Examples

Object

  • ambition: Soggy chips and vaunting ambition is what this book is all about.

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