- ostentate
- os·ten·tate
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Ostentate — Os ten*tate, v. t. [L. ostentatus, p. p. of ostentare, v. intens. fr. ostendere. See {Ostent}.] To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit boastingly. [R.] Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ostentate — verb display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously he showed off his new sports car • Syn: ↑flaunt, ↑flash, ↑show off, ↑swank • Derivationally related forms: ↑ostentation, ↑show off … Useful english dictionary
show off — verb display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously (Freq. 4) he showed off his new sports car • Syn: ↑flaunt, ↑flash, ↑ostentate, ↑swank • Derivationally related forms: ↑ostentation … Useful english dictionary
Filipe da Madre de Deus — Frei Filipe da Madre de Deus (Lisbon, c.1620 Seville, c.1690) was a Portuguese baroque composer.LifeFilipe da Madre de Deus was born in Lisbon, circa 1620. Although he lacked a deep knowledge of music theory, he was a skilled composer and… … Wikipedia
pretensione — {{hw}}{{pretensione}}{{/hw}}s. f. 1 (lett.) Pretesa, esigenza, necessità: pretensioni esagerate. 2 (lett.) Prepotenza, arroganza, alterigia: parlare con –p. 3 (lett.) Ricchezza e ricercatezza ostentate, molto appariscenti ma prive di gusto … Enciclopedia di italiano
ostentato — pl.m. ostentati sing.f. ostentata pl.f. ostentate … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
ostentative — adjective Etymology: ostentate + ive obsolete : ostentatious … Useful english dictionary
