About The Word Ostentate
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Ostentate
Ostentate Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Ostentate?
[v] display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ostentate: flash | flaunt | show off | swank Related Terms | Find terms related to Ostentate: See Also | display | exhibit | expose | splurge Ostentate In Webster's Dictionary \Os"ten*tate\, v. t. [L. ostentatus, p. p. of
ostentare, v. intens. fr. ostendere. See {Ostent}.]
To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit
boastingly. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.
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