[vaunt] vb [ME, fr. MF vanter, fr. LL vanitare, freq. of (assumed) L vanare, fr. L vanus vain] vi (15c): to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments: brag ~ vt: to call attention to pridefully and often boastfully "people who ~ their ingenuity" syn see boast -- vaunt.er n -- vaunt.ing.ly adv
[2]vaunt n (15c) 1: a vainglorious display of what one is or has or has done
2: a bragging assertive statement