vaunt
vaunt
v. trans.
P. ἐπικομπεῖν (Thuc.), V. κομπεῖν (rare P.), κομπάζειν (rare P.), Ar. and V. ἐπαυχεῖν (dat.), V. ἐξεύχεσθαι (acc.), γαυροῦσθαι (acc.); see boast of.
Pride oneself on: P. and V. ἀ̆γάλλεσθαι (dat. or ἐπί̆ dat.), ἁβρύ̄νεσθαι (dat.) (Plat.); see pride.Absol., P. and V. μέγᾰ λέγειν, μέγᾰ εἰπεῖν, P. μεγαλαυχεῖσθαι, ἐπικομπεῖν (Thuc.), Ar. and P. ἀ̆λαζονεύεσθαι, V. αὐχεῖν (also Thuc. but rare P.), κομπεῖν (rare P.), κομπάζειν (rare P.); see boast.
v. trans.
P. ἐπικομπεῖν (Thuc.), V. κομπεῖν (rare P.), κομπάζειν (rare P.), Ar. and V. ἐπαυχεῖν (dat.), V. ἐξεύχεσθαι (acc.), γαυροῦσθαι (acc.); see boast of.
Pride oneself on: P. and V. ἀ̆γάλλεσθαι (dat. or ἐπί̆ dat.), ἁβρύ̄νεσθαι (dat.) (Plat.); see pride.Absol., P. and V. μέγᾰ λέγειν, μέγᾰ εἰπεῖν, P. μεγαλαυχεῖσθαι, ἐπικομπεῖν (Thuc.), Ar. and P. ἀ̆λαζονεύεσθαι, V. αὐχεῖν (also Thuc. but rare P.), κομπεῖν (rare P.), κομπάζειν (rare P.); see boast.
vaunt
subs.P. αὔχημα, τό (Thuc.), P. and V. κόμπος, ὁ (Thuc. but rare P.), Ar. and V. κομπάσμᾰτα, τά, V. γαύρωμα, τό.
subs.P. αὔχημα, τό (Thuc.), P. and V. κόμπος, ὁ (Thuc. but rare P.), Ar. and V. κομπάσμᾰτα, τά, V. γαύρωμα, τό.
VAUNT
v. se efferre: se jactare (insolenter): gloriari: gloria et praedicatione sese efferre. To vaunt of or in a thing aliqua re or de or in aliqua re gloriari; jactare ostentare venditare aliquid. He vaunts and brags as high as ever nec quicquam jam loquitur modestius: he vaunts of his villany in facinore et scelere gloriatur: he vaunts of his own deeds suarum laudum praeco est; sua narrat facinora.
v. se efferre: se jactare (insolenter): gloriari: gloria et praedicatione sese efferre. To vaunt of or in a thing aliqua re or de or in aliqua re gloriari; jactare ostentare venditare aliquid. He vaunts and brags as high as ever nec quicquam jam loquitur modestius: he vaunts of his villany in facinore et scelere gloriatur: he vaunts of his own deeds suarum laudum praeco est; sua narrat facinora.
s. jactatio: ostentatio: venditatio (of something alicujus rei): ostentatio sui: jactantia sui. To make a vaunt of jactare ostentare venditare aliquid; aliqua re gloriari.
vaunt (v.):
A. Trans.
1. jacto, 1 (of something belonging or relating to oneself: cf. Madvig in Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 24): to v. one s influence and position, j. gratiam et dignitatem. Caes. B. C. 3, 83: esp. with pron. reflect.: he v.s himself concerning Callidius, j. se de Callidio, Cic. Verr. 4, 21, 46: after v.ing about that, quum in eo se jactavisset, id. Att. 2, 1, 5.
2. ostento, 1 (to display, parade): o. prudentiam, Cic. Fam. 10, 3, 4: Caes. B. C. 3, 83: o. et prae se ferre, Cic. Att. 2, 23, 3.
3. vendĭto. 1 (to cry up what is your own or another's): v. suam operam, Liv. 44, 25, ad med.: Cic. Verr. 2, 54, 135.
4. glōrior, 1: with cogn. neut., I wish I could make the same v. as Cyrus, vellem idem posse g. quod Cyrus, Cic. Sen. 10, 32: ger., a happy life is a thing to v., beata vita glorianda et praedicanda et prae se ferenda est, id. Tusc. 5, 17, 50: cf. est aliquid praedicabile et gloriandum ac prae se ferendum, ib. § 49.
5. praedĭco, 1 (to praise): v. 4.
B. Intrans..
1. glōrior, 1 (very common, esp. in Cic.): I may v. before you, licet apud te g., Cic. Off. 1, 22, 78: you v. about your riches, de tuis divitiis g., id. Vatin. 12, 29: for other examples of constr., v. Dr. Smith's Lat. Dict.: v. also II., 4.
2. effĕro, extŭli, ēlātum, 3, with pron. reflect.: you v., effers te insolenter, Cic. Tusc. 4, 17, 39: e. sese audacia scelere atque superbia, Sall. J. 14: v.TO BOAST .
A. Trans.
1. jacto, 1 (of something belonging or relating to oneself: cf. Madvig in Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 24): to v. one s influence and position, j. gratiam et dignitatem. Caes. B. C. 3, 83: esp. with pron. reflect.: he v.s himself concerning Callidius, j. se de Callidio, Cic. Verr. 4, 21, 46: after v.ing about that, quum in eo se jactavisset, id. Att. 2, 1, 5.
2. ostento, 1 (to display, parade): o. prudentiam, Cic. Fam. 10, 3, 4: Caes. B. C. 3, 83: o. et prae se ferre, Cic. Att. 2, 23, 3.
3. vendĭto. 1 (to cry up what is your own or another's): v. suam operam, Liv. 44, 25, ad med.: Cic. Verr. 2, 54, 135.
4. glōrior, 1: with cogn. neut., I wish I could make the same v. as Cyrus, vellem idem posse g. quod Cyrus, Cic. Sen. 10, 32: ger., a happy life is a thing to v., beata vita glorianda et praedicanda et prae se ferenda est, id. Tusc. 5, 17, 50: cf. est aliquid praedicabile et gloriandum ac prae se ferendum, ib. § 49.
5. praedĭco, 1 (to praise): v. 4.
B. Intrans..
1. glōrior, 1 (very common, esp. in Cic.): I may v. before you, licet apud te g., Cic. Off. 1, 22, 78: you v. about your riches, de tuis divitiis g., id. Vatin. 12, 29: for other examples of constr., v. Dr. Smith's Lat. Dict.: v. also II., 4.
2. effĕro, extŭli, ēlātum, 3, with pron. reflect.: you v., effers te insolenter, Cic. Tusc. 4, 17, 39: e. sese audacia scelere atque superbia, Sall. J. 14: v.