ostentō āvī, ātus, āre, freq. ostendo, to present to view, show, exhibit: cicatricīs suas, T.: iugula sua pro meo capite Clodio, offer: campos nitentīs, V.: passum capillum, Cs.

—To show off, exhibit, display, parade, make a display of, boast, vaunt: virtutem, S.: inani simulatione sese, Cs.: quid me ostentem?: eum ipsum aliis, S.: se in aliis rebus, exhibit themselves.

—To hold up (as an example): Tydiden nobis, O.

—To hold out, offer, proffer, promise: (largitio) verbis ostentari potest: praemia, S.

—To hold out, threaten, menace: caedem, servitutem: minas, L.

—To show, signify, disclose: tibi me istis esse familiarem.