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verb (used without object)
1.
to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, especially about oneself.
2.
to speak with pride (often followed by of): He boasted of his family's wealth.
verb (used with object)
3.
to speak of with excessive pride or vanity: He boasts himself a genius.
4.
to be proud in the possession of: The town boasts a new school.
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Boast of
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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noun
5.
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride: Talent is his boast. It is her boast that she has never betrayed a friend.
6.
exaggerated or objectionable speech; bragging: empty boasts and threats.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English bost (noun), bosten (v.), of uncertain origin
1250–1300; Middle English bost (noun), bosten (v.), of uncertain origin
Related forms
boast·ing·ly, adverb
boast·less, adjective
Synonyms
1, 2. Boast, brag imply vocal self-praise or claims to superiority over others. Boast usually refers to a particular ability, possession, etc., that may be one of such kind as to justify a good deal of pride: He boasts of his ability as a singer. Brag, a more colloquial term, usually suggests a more ostentatious and exaggerated boasting but less well-founded: He brags loudly of his marksmanship.
1, 2. Boast, brag imply vocal self-praise or claims to superiority over others. Boast usually refers to a particular ability, possession, etc., that may be one of such kind as to justify a good deal of pride: He boasts of his ability as a singer. Brag, a more colloquial term, usually suggests a more ostentatious and exaggerated boasting but less well-founded: He brags loudly of his marksmanship.
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Word Origin & History
boast
mid-13c., from Anglo-Norm. bost, probably via Scandinavian (cf. Norw. baus "proud, bold, daring"), from P.Gmc. *bausia "to blow up, puff up, swell" (cf. dial. Ger. baustern "to swell," M.Du. bose, Du. boos "evil, wicked, angry," O.H.G. bosi "worthless, slanderous," Ger. böse "evil, bad, angry"),
EXPANDfrom PIE *bhou-, variant of base *bheu- "to grow, swell" (see be). The notion apparently is of being "puffed up" with pride; cf. O.E. belgan "to become angry, offend, provoke," belg "anger, arrogance," from the same root as bellows and belly (q.v.).
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