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vaunted
vaunt V0039500 (vônt, vŏnt)v. vaunt·ed, vaunt·ing, vaunts v.tr. To speak or write about (something) in a strongly positive way; praise or boast about.v.intr. To speak boastfully; brag. See Synonyms at boast1.n.1. A boastful remark.2. Speech of extravagant self-praise. [Middle English vaunten, from Old French vanter, from Late Latin vānitāre, to talk frivolously, frequentative of Latin vānāre, from vānus, empty; see euə- in Indo-European roots.] vaunt′er n.vaunt′ing·ly adv.vaunted (ˈvɔːntɪd) adjpraised more than deservedThesaurusvauntedadjective boasted about, flaunted, paraded, shown off, made much of, bragged about, crowed about, exulted in, made a display of, prated about Their much-vaunted security procedure hadn't worked.Translationsvaunted Related to vaunted: assailingSynonyms for vauntedadj boasted aboutSynonyms- boasted about
- flaunted
- paraded
- shown off
- made much of
- bragged about
- crowed about
- exulted in
- made a display of
- prated about
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