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boast

1  [bohst]
Use boast of in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, esp. about oneself.
2. to speak with pride (often fol. 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.
–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; ME bost (n.), bosten (v.), of uncert. orig.

Related forms:
boast⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
boastless, 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.
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