verb
Ostend
OST-ehnd
verb
1
To display, exhibit, or show something openly.
"The report was written to ostend the company's financial troubles rather than hide them."
How to Use Ostend
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rare, formal verb meaning to display or show plainly; more familiar as the name of the Belgian port city.
When to use it
Extremely rare as a verb in modern English — most readers will only know Ostend as the city in Belgium.
Word Forms
ostended past tense, ostends singular
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Etymology
As a place name, the Belgian coastal city Ostend comes from Dutch Oostende, literally "east end," describing its position at the eastern tip of a former island.