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vaunt

[ vawnt, vahnt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to speak vaingloriously of; boast of:

    to vaunt one's achievements.



verb (used without object)

  1. to speak boastfully; brag.

noun

  1. a boastful action or utterance.

vaunt

/ ±¹É”˲Գ٠/

verb

  1. tr to describe, praise, or display (one's success, possessions, etc) boastfully
  2. rare.
    intr to use boastful language; brag
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a boast
  2. archaic.
    ostentatious display
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±¹²¹³Ü²Ô³Ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±¹²¹³Ü²Ô³Ùİù noun
  • ±¹²¹³Ü²Ô³Ùi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ´Ç³Ü³Ùv²¹³Ü²Ô³Ù verb (used with object)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vaunt1

1350–1400; Middle English vaunten < Middle French vanter to boast < Late Latin ±¹Äå²Ô¾±³ÙÄå°ù±ð, frequentative of *±¹Äå²ÔÄå°ù±ð, derivative of Latin ±¹Äå²Ô³Ü²õ vain. See vanity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vaunt1

C14: from Old French vanter, from Late Latin ±¹Äå²Ô¾±³ÙÄå°ù±ð to brag, from Latin ±¹Äå²Ô³Ü²õ vain
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So a few minutes into the second, with her team in need of a spark, coach Lindsay Gottlieb turned to Marshall, the “Mad Dog†at the front of the Trojans’ vaunted pressure defense.

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Take his youthful days at the Apollo, an era when one legendary artist after another made their way to the vaunted Harlem venue.

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Two players from Philadelphia’s vaunted defensive front figure to be available: edge rusher Josh Sweat and tackle Milton Williams.

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And having a candle in your house symbolizes that vaunted L.A. optimism.

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Page, a fixture on the vaunted Vikings defensive line, fired into Mack claiming the Rams left guard had flinched before the snap.

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