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ostented

ostented is the simple past and past participle of ostent.

Meaning of ostent

Verb

ostent (third-person singular simple present ostents, present participle ostenting, simple past and past participle ostented)

  1. (ambitransitive, obsolete) To make an ambitious display of; to exhibit or show boastingly; to ostentate.

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Questions about ostented

What is ostented the simple past and past participle of?
Ostented is the simple past and past participle of ostent.

Words near ostented in the dictionary

  1. ostentatively
  2. ostentator
  3. ostentators
  4. ostentatory
  5. ostentatrix
  6. ostented
  7. ostenting
  8. ostentious
  9. ostentive
  10. ostentous
  11. ostents

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