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blo·vi·ate [bloh-vee-eyt] Pronunciation Key
viˌeɪt–verb (used without object), ‑at·ed, ‑at·ing.
| to speak pompously. |
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blo·vi·ate
 (blō'vē-āt') Pronunciation Key
intr.v. blo·vi·at·ed, blo·vi·at·ing, blo·vi·ates Slang To discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner: "the rural Babbitt who bloviates about 'progress' and 'growth'" (George Rebeck). [Mock-Latinate formation, from blow1.] blo'vi·a'tion n. |
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