ostentate
transitive verb
os·ten·tate
\ˈästən‧ˌtāt\
Definition of ostentate
-ed/-ing/-s
: to display ostentatiously the front door ostentated a brass plate — Israel Zangwill
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Origin and Etymology of ostentate
Latin ostentatus, past participle of ostentare, from ostentus, past participle of ostendere to show
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