enorgueillir

Senses

1. 1.

   to make proud

   to fill with pride or a sense of pride

2. 2.

   to make conceited

   to cause someone to become arrogant or vain

Examples

• "Cette victoire a enorgueilli toute l'équipe."

  This victory made the whole team proud.

• "Il ne faut pas se laisser enorgueillir par le succès."

  One must not let success make one conceited.

• "Les résultats exceptionnels l'ont enorgueillie."

  The exceptional results filled her with pride.

Usage

This is a formal, literary verb often used in the reflexive form (s'enorgueillir) meaning 'to pride oneself on' or 'to boast about'. The transitive form emphasizes external causation (making someone proud), while the reflexive form is more common in modern French.