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Definitions for ostentate: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Ostentate \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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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ostentate
v : display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he
showed off his new sports car" [syn: flaunt, flash, {show
off}, swank]
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