pride oneself Copy link Outline 1. jacto, 1 (freq. but not always referring to what a person says of himself2. effĕro, 3, irr. (with pron. refl. = to be elated, carry one's head high)3. sŭperbio, 4 (to be proud of; foll. by abl. alone • pride oneself: 1. jacto, 1 (freq. but not always referring to what a person says of himself: foll. by acc. of that which; or with pron. refl. and prep.): Domitius p.ing himself on his popularity in the city, quum D. urbanam gratiam jactaret, Caes. B. C. 3, 83: Hor. v. to boast. 2. effĕro, 3, irr. (with pron. refl. = to be elated, carry one's head high): v. to elate. 3. sŭperbio, 4 (to be proud of; foll. by abl. alone: in Cic. only absol., to be haughty): to p. oneself in the name of an ancestor, nomine avi s., Ov. M. 11, 218: Plin. See also to boast.