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(intransitive) To act as a mountebank. / (transitive) To cheat by boasting and false pretenses.

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mountebank

Source Word

mountebank

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

intransitive transitive

(intransitive) To act as a mountebank. / (transitive) To cheat by boasting and false pretenses.

Japanese Meaning

インチビのように振る舞う、詐欺師の格好をする / 虚偽の誇大表現や偽りの自慢で他人を欺く

He likes to mountebank at the market, selling miracle tonics to gullible customers.

彼は市場でペテン師のように振る舞い、だまされやすい客に奇跡の薬を売るのが好きだ。

Sense（1）

(intransitive) To act as a mountebank.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To cheat by boasting and false pretenses.

Ile Mountebanke their Loues, / Cogge their Hearts from them,

mountebanks

（ present singular third-person ）

mountebanking

（ participle present ）

mountebanked

（ participle past ）

mountebanked

（ past ）