vaunt
31vaunt — [vɔ:nt] verb [usu. as adjective vaunted] boast about or praise (something) excessively. noun archaic a boast. Derivatives vaunter noun vaunting adjective vauntingly adverb Or …
32vaunt — I. v. n. Brag, boast. II. v. a. Brag of, boast of, make a display of, make a boast of, show off, display with ostentation. III. n. Boast, brag …
33vaunt — verb much vaunted a much vaunted achievement is one that people often say is very good, important etc, especially with too much pride: Reagan s much vaunted economic miracle …
34vaunt — verb their much vaunted record of accuracy Syn: boast about, brag about, make much of, crow about, parade, flaunt; acclaim, trumpet, praise, extol, celebrate; informal show off about, hype; formal laud …
35vaunt — v 1. boast of, brag about, crow about, make much of, Inf. make a big thing about; celebrate, emblazon, trumpet, blow one s own horn; exaggerate, overstate, hyperbolize, Sl. shoot the bull, Sl. lay it on thick, Sl. pile it higher and deeper. n 2.… …
36vaunt — See: vaunted …
37vaunt — see VAIN …
38vaunt — v. & n. literary v. 1 intr. boast, brag. 2 tr. boast of; extol boastfully. n. a boast. Derivatives: vaunter n. vauntingly adv. Etymology: ME f. AF vaunter, OF vanter f. LL vantare f. L vanus VAIN: partly obs. avaunt (v.) f. avanter f. a intensive …
39vaunt·ed — /ˈvɑːntəd/ adj : often spoken of or described as very good or great : often praised The team s vaunted defense faltered in the second half of the game …
40vaunt-courier — noun Etymology: Middle French avant courrier, literally, advance courier Date: 1560 archaic forerunner …
