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verb (used without object)
1.
to use boastful language; boast: He bragged endlessly about his high score.
verb (used with object)
2.
to boast of: He bragged that he had won.
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noun
3.
a boast or vaunt.
4.
a thing to boast of.
5.
a boaster.
6.
an old English card game similar to poker.
adjective
7.
Archaic. unusually fine; first-rate.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English brag (noun) ostentation, arrogance, braggen (v.); of obscure origin
1350–1400; Middle English brag (noun) ostentation, arrogance, braggen (v.); of obscure origin
Related forms
brag·ging·ly, adverb
brag·less, adjective
out·brag, verb (used with object), -bragged, -brag·ging.
o·ver·brag, verb, -bragged, -brag·ging.
un·brag·ging, adjective
Antonyms
2. depreciate.
2. depreciate.
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Example Sentences
- They may not brag about their prowess for fear of ridicule.
- Something that they'd want to brag to their friends about doing and trust me.
- But any temptation to brag about successes should quickly be tempered by humility over two things.
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Word Origin & History
brag
mid-14c., braggen, origin obscure, perhaps related to bray of a trumpet. Other sources suggest O.N. bragr "the best, the toast (of anything)," also "poetry."
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