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81vanish — [14] To vanish is etymologically to ‘become empty’. The word comes via Old French esvanir ‘disappear’ from Vulgar Latin *exvānīre, a variant of Latin ēvānēscere ‘disappear’ (source also of English evanescent [18]). This was a compound verb formed …
82boast — I. v. n. Brag, vaunt, gasconade, vapor, bluster, crow, crack, flourish, exalt one s self, magnify one s self, give one s self airs, talk big, ride a high horse. II. v. a. 1. Magnify (unduly), make much of, boast of, brag of. 2. (Sculp.) Shape… …
83brag — I. v. n. Boast, vaunt, gasconade, bluster, vapor, flourish, exalt one s self, magnify one s self, talk big. II. n. Boast, vaunt, gasconade, bluster, bravado, vaporing, blattering, braggadocio, great cry and little wool …
84gasconade — I. n. Boast, brag, vaunt, bravado, vaporing, fanfaronade, bluster, swagger, great cry and little wool. II. v. n. Boast, brag, vaunt, swagger, bluster, vapor …
85flourish — v 1. grow, grow like a weed, increase, develop, wax; burgeon, mushroom, boom, spring up, burst forth; sprout, bud, germinate, pullulate; bloom, blossom, flower, bear fruit, fructify; mature, maturate, ripen; luxuriate, abound, superabound. 2. be… …
86eu̯egʷh- — eu̯egʷh English meaning: to praise, worship Deutsche Übersetzung: “feierlich, rũhmend, prahlend sprechen, also especially religiös geloben, preisen” Material: u̯egʷh : O.Ind. ved. vügha t “ the vowing, worshiper, organizer of a… …
87vain — [13] Latin vānus meant ‘empty’ (it was related to vacuus ‘empty’, source of English vacuum). It passed into English via Old French vain in the sense ‘worthless’, and the main modern meaning ‘conceited’ did not develop until the 17th century. Also …
88vanish — [14] To vanish is etymologically to ‘become empty’. The word comes via Old French esvanir ‘disappear’ from Vulgar Latin *exvānīre, a variant of Latin ēvānēscere ‘disappear’ (source also of English evanescent [18]). This was a compound verb formed …
89boast — boast1 [bōst] vt. [< ?] to do preliminary shaping on (sculpture, stonework, etc.) with a broad chisel boast2 [bōst] vi. [ME bosten < bost, n. < Anglo Fr; prob. via Gmc * bausia (cf. Norw baus, bold, haughty), ult. < IE * bhōu , var.… …
90vaunting — I. noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of vaunten to vaunt : the act of boasting : bragging make your vaunting true Shakespeare …
