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Meaning of OSTENTATE

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[v]  display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
 

OSTENTATE is a 9 letter word that starts with O.

 

 Synonyms: flash, flaunt, show off, swank
 
 See Also: display, exhibit, expose, splurge

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.

 

 

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