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ostentate

os·ten·tate

UK/ˈɒstənteɪt/ uncommon obsolete rare

verb

1.

display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

  • “he showed off his new sports car”

Origin

Borrowed from Latin ostentātus, perfect passive participle of ostentō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), intensive from ostendō. Doublet of ostent.

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