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verb

Boast v. t.

To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol. "Lest bad men should boast Their specious deeds."

To display vaingloriously.

To possess or have; as, to boast a name.

To boast one's self, to speak with unbecoming confidence in, and approval of, one's self; followed by of and the thing to which the boasting relates. (Archaic) "Boast not thyself of to-morrow."

Boast v. t.

(Masonry) To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.

(Sculp.) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.

Boast v. i. (past & past part. boasted; pres. part. boasting)

To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self or of things belonging to one's self; as, to boast of one's exploits courage, descent, wealth. "By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves:... not of works, lest any man should boast."

To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult. "In God we boast all the day long."

Synonyms: To brag; bluster; vapor; crow; talk big.

noun

Boasting n. The act of glorying or vaunting; vainglorious speaking; ostentatious display. "When boasting ends, then dignity begins."

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Etymology of 'Boasting'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... the saints were rejoicing there broke out dissension among the lords of Hell. Satan, boasting of his latest exploit, told Hades, the prince of Hell, how he had led Jesus of Nazareth captive to death. But Hades was ill satisfied and asked, 'Perchance this is the same Jesus who by the word of his command took away Lazarus after he had been ...

— Milton • Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh

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... first quail angry, and before long all were drawn into the dispute. Then the fowler saw his chance. He imitated the cry of the quail and cast his net over those who came together. They were still boasting and quarreling, and they did not help one another lift the net. So the hunter lifted the net himself and crammed them into his basket. But the wise quail gathered his friends together and flew far away, for he knew that quarrels are ...

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... opulence. One piece of gold is reported by the contemporary historians to have weighed three thousand two hundred castellanos, and to have been so large, that the Spaniards served up a roasted pig on it, boasting that no potentate in Europe could dine off so costly a dish. [22] The admiral's own statement, that the miners obtained from six gold castellanos to one hundred or even two hundred and fifty in a day, allows a latitude ...

— The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella The Catholic, V2 • William H. Prescott

... man valued his soul for what is was worth. Being asked by one what he ought to do to gain estimation, he said: "When thou goest to a banquet take care that thou dost not seat one piece of wood upon another." To a person who was boasting that he had read many things, Castruccio said: "He knows better than to boast of remembering many things." Someone bragged that he could drink much without becoming intoxicated. Castruccio replied: "An ox does the same." Castruccio was acquainted with a girl with whom he had intimate relations, ...

— The Prince • Niccolo Machiavelli

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