transitive. To make proud; reflexive to pride oneself.

transitive (reflexive). Originally: †to show oneself proud, plume oneself (obsolete). Later: to take pride in or congratulate oneself (for some…

In various figurative or immaterial senses, with personal object. To lift up with pride; reflexive to exalt oneself, assume superiority.

transitive (reflexive). To be or become proud. Also with in, of, etc.

To boast; ‘to carry a boasting appearance of’ (Johnson). to brave out: to display boastfully, show off. to brave oneself: to boast or pride oneself in…

Of a person. Cf. preen, v.2 1. transitive (reflexive) figurative. To take pride in oneself; to pride oneself on something; to act in a vain or…

To take credit to or congratulate oneself, esp. with regard to something trivial, unworthy, or to… transitive (reflexive).

transitive (reflexive). To pride oneself on or upon a thing. Now rare.

transitive (reflexive). To take pride in or congratulate oneself on. Also with at, in. Occasionally intransitive.

reflexive. To gather oneself together for an effort; to exert oneself, make an effort; to hurry; also, to pride or fancy oneself. Also intransitive…

figurative. To ‘swell’; to make too bulky; to ‘puff up’, as with pride; to make turgid or bombastic.

transitive (reflexive). figurative. To congratulate or pride oneself on; to show self-satisfaction. Also occasionally intransitive in same sense.

to be all over oneself (a) to be very pleased or excited; (also) to be very conceited or self-satisfied, to be full of oneself; (b) to put all one's…