Venditation

Venditation
Venditation Ven`di*ta"tion, n. [L. venditatio, fr. venditare, venditatum, to offer again and again for sale, v. freq. of vendere. See {Vend}.] The act of setting forth ostentatiously; a boastful display. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • venditation — index jactation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • venditation — venditāˈtion noun (rare) Offering for sale • • • Main Entry: ↑vend …   Useful english dictionary

  • Boasting — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Boasting >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 boasting boasting &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 boast boast vaunt crake| Sgm: N 1 pretense pretense pretensions Sgm: N 1 puff puff puffery …   English dictionary for students

  • Venditate — Ven di*tate, v. t. [See {Venditation}.] To cry up. as if for sale; to blazon. [Obs.] Holland. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jactation — noun boast, boastfulness, brag, braggadocio, braggardism, conceit, fanfaronade, gasconade, jactitation, ostentation, pretension, rodomontade, self glorification, swagger, swank, vainglory, vanity, vaunt, venditation Burton s Legal Thesaurus.… …   Law dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”