English Explanatory Dictionary

ostentate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make an ambitious display of; to exhibit or show boastingly.
  2. To boast, show off.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒstənteɪt/

Word forms

ostentate ostentates ostentating ostentated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ostentātus, perfect passive participle of ostentō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), intensive from ostendō. Doublet of ostent.

Synonyms

ostent exhibitionize swagger aura farm boulevardier cut a wide swath cut it fat cut round figure away flamboast flaunt flex floss fluff one's feathers gallery high-side let one's nuts hang ostentate preen showboat show away show off strut strut one's stuff stunt swag it out swank three-sheet venditate yaya
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