vantare

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vantare

  • /vanˈtare/

Where it comes from

dal latino tardo vanitare, ossia "essere vano"

verb vantarsi (coniugazione) · avere · vantando · vantante · vantato · vanto

  1. lodare con ostentazione, esaltare come superiore, insigne, decantare
  2. andar fiero, poter esibire o dimostrare con sicurezza

Similar: lodare, esaltare, esibire, incensare, decantare, celebrare, magnificare, gloriare, ostentare, millantare, sfoggiare, mostrare, sbandierare, ;, possedere, annoverare, contare, avere · Opposite: calunniare, criticare, denigrare, diffamare, disprezzare, screditare, sminuire, svalutare

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In English

  • claim to demand ownership of something
  • boast 2. transitive: to speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to se
  • flatter to portray something to advantage

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@misc{vantare_2026,
  title = {vantare},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/vantare},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}