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“pride one’s self” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

pride one’s self
superbire re: jactare aliquid (e.g., urbanam gratiam, Caes., ; ingenium, Quint.): gloriari re, in re, de re: aliqua re inflatum esse or tumere (to be puffed up by it): aliqua re elatum esse (e.g., opibus).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for pride one’s self?
The usual Latin words for “pride one’s self” are tumeō, ingenium, ops. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.