to ostentate
- verb
- /ˈɑːstənˌteɪt/
:
ostentar
- There is no need to ostentate your achievements; let your work speak for itself.
Examples
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The wealthy businessman would often ostentate his cars and jewelry in public.
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She ostentated her new car at the party.
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He loved to ostentate his designer clothes at every opportunity.
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He loves to ostentate his wealth.
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He loved to ostentate his luxury watch during social gatherings.
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The artist would ostentate her latest creations at gallery openings.
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They tend to ostentate their extravagant lifestyle on social media.
Synonyms
216
3.2
To act proudly to get attention or praise
67
3.3
To show something quickly to get attention
62
5.7
To show something in a very obvious way to get attention
53
4.9
To show something you own to get people's attention
10
7.7
To pretend to be more important or clever than you are
4
8.4
Act as if you are better than other people
3
7.7
To confidently show your skills or style to impress people
1
7.5
Act in a flashy way to get attention
1
9.9
Act in a showy way to impress people
1
8.3
To show off your clothes or things to seem important
1
7.5
To behave so others notice you in an embarrassing way
1
8.9
To talk proudly about your achievements to show off
Act in a loud way to get attention and impress people
To act in a way that is not natural to impress others
To talk about yourself to show you are more important
Antonyms
How Showy
Surface Forms
Morphology
ostentate = ostentation (transparent) = ostent + ate
The verb's meaning is directly related to the noun 'ostentation', so knowing the noun allows inference of the verb.
Etymology
Ostentate comes from the Latin verb ostentare, which means 'to show' and gave us the word ostentatious. So, to ostentate is to 'show off' in a loud, showy way to get attention.