"flatter oneself" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: flatters oneself [present, singular, third-person], flattering oneself [participle, present], flattered oneself [participle, past], flattered oneself [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} flatter oneself (third-person singular simple present flatters oneself, present participle flattering oneself, simple past and past participle flattered oneself)
  1. (reflexive) To have the false but pleasant belief that something is true. Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-flatter_oneself-en-verb-FwOsXTpP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "He flatters himself that he has a good voice."
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