attitudinize

Meaning

1. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To cause (someone or something) to assume an attitude or pose; to pose, to posture.
2. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To give the appearance of, or make a show of, (something) by assuming an affected or exaggerated attitude.
3. (British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive) To assume an attitude or pose, especially one which is affected, exaggerated, or unnatural; to posture, to posturize; also, to excessively practise adopting attitudes or poses.
4. (British, English, Oxford, US, figuratively, intransitive) To create art, speak, or write in a manner which assumes affected, exaggerated, or unnatural attitudes.

Synonyms

pose

put on airs

affect

feign

attitudinise

move

influence

stir

posture

simper

Translations

posare

sich unnatürlich benehmen

spielen

zich aanstellen

sich zieren

gespreitzt tun

afectar

sich den Anschein geben

vorgeben

vortäuschen

affektieren

sich geziert benehmen

afectar

fingirafekto

darse tono

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪnaɪz/

Etymology

From attitude + -in- + -ize.