单词 | vaunt |
释义 | vaunt (vônt, vŏnt) v. vaunt·ed, vaunt·ing, vaunts v.tr. To speak or write about (something) in a strongly positive way; praise or boast about. v.intr. To speak boastfully; brag. See Synonyms at boast1. n. 1. A boastful remark. 2. Speech of extravagant self-praise. [Middle English vaunten, from Old French vanter, from Late Latin vānitāre, to talk frivolously, frequentative of Latin vānāre, from vānus, empty; see euə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] vaunter n. vaunting·ly adv. |
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