boast (v.) Copy link Outline 1. glōrĭor, 1 (with abl., either with or without a prep.; also with acc. and inf.)2. jacto, 1 (usu. with pron. reflect.3. ostento, 14. praedĭco, 1 (less strong than the foregoing) • boast (v.).: 1. glōrĭor, 1 (with abl., either with or without a prep.; also with acc. and inf.): to b. of one's riches, de suis divitiis g., Cic. (also, in aliqua re g., Cic.): to b. of one's victory, sua victoria g., Caes.: he b.s that he will be a second Sulla, se alterum fore Sullam gloriatur, Caes.: with acc. of neut. pron.: to b. of the same thing (or to make the same b.), idem g., Cic.: v. to glory. 2. jacto, 1 (usu. with pron. reflect.: of noisy vain-glorious boasting): to b. more insufferably, intolerantius se j., Cic.: he has long b.'d about Calidius, jactat se jamdudum de Calidio, Cic.: to b. of one's lineage, genus jactare, Hor. 3. ostento, 1: to b. of one's prudence, prudentiam os., Cic.: v. to display. 4. praedĭco, 1 (less strong than the foregoing): the Gauls b. that they are all descended from Pluto, Galli se omnes ab Dite prognatos p., Caes.: to b. of one's services, de suis meritis p., Caes.: Cic. Phr.: he b.s of my friendship wherever he goes, ille amicitiam meam latissima praedicatione circumfert, Plin. ep.: similarly, gloria, praedicatione efferre, Cic.: v. to extol.