pride oneself
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 alsoTO BOAST .
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.
2. effĕro, 3, irr. (with pron. refl. = to be elated, carry one's head high): v.
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