Ostentate \Os"ten*tate\, v. t. [L. ostentatus, p. p. of
ostentare, v. intens. fr. ostendere. See {Ostent}.]
To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit
boastingly. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.
ostentate
v : display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he
showed off his new sports car" [syn: {flaunt}, {flash}, {show
off}, {swank}]