Meaning

2 senses

  1. (rare, transitive)To make an ambitious display of; to exhibit or show boastingly.

  2. (intransitive, obsolete, rare)To boast, show off.

More definitions
  • display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

Origin

Borrowed from Latin ostentātus, perfect passive participle of ostentō (see -ate (verb-form

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

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Forms

ostentates, ostentating, ostentated, ostentated
Base formostentate · to ostentate
3rd person singularostentates
Present participleostentating
Past simpleostentated
Past participleostentated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyostentate
he, she, itostentates

Past simpleLesson

all personsostentated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ostentated
he, she, ithas ostentated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ostentate

Synonyms

31 synonyms
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Word family

1 related words
Relatedostentation

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

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