attitudinize
to assume attitudes; pose for effect.
Origin of attitudinize
1- Also especially British, at·ti·tu·di·nise .
Other words from attitudinize
- at·ti·tu·di·niz·er, noun
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How to use attitudinize in a sentence
They cultivate singing, play the dhol (a drum), and attitudinise.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar ThurstonAnd at last, when he was well tipsy, he threw off his clothes and began to attitudinise.
A History of Chinese Literature | Herbert A. GilesBesides they attitudinise while they stir, and say they're womanly.
The Prisoner | Alice BrownIn the end he begins to attitudinise and to display those artificial graces which were presently accentuated by Lotto.
The Venetian School of Painting | Evelyn March Phillipps
British Dictionary definitions for attitudinize
attitudinise
/ (ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪˌnaɪz) /
(intr) to adopt a pose or opinion for effect; strike an attitude
Derived forms of attitudinize
- attitudinizer or attitudiniser, noun
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