attitudinize
To cause to assume an attitude or poseTo cause (someone or something) to assume an attitude or pose; to pose, to posture.
Meaning
4 senses(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To cause (someone or something) to assume an attitude or pose; to pose, to posture.
(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To give the appearance of, or make a show of, (something) by assuming an affected or exaggerated attitude.
inszenieren, spielen, vorgaukeln
(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.
in Pose werfen, posieren, so tun als ob
assume certain affected attitudes
(British, English, Oxford, US, figuratively, intransitive)To create art, speak, or write in a manner which assumes affected, exaggerated, or unnatural attitudes.
sich darstellen, geziert sprechen, geziert agieren
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Italian attitudine + -ize, from Latin aptitūdin- + -ize, from oblique stem of Latin aFrom Italian attitudine + -ize, from Latin aptitūdin- + -ize, from oblique stem of Latin aptitūdō, from aptus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, attitude + -ize.
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Forms
attitudinizes, attitudinizing, attitudinized, attitudinized| Base form | attitudinize · to attitudinize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | attitudinizes |
| Present participle | attitudinizing |
| Past simple | attitudinized |
| Past participle | attitudinized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- assume certain affected attitudes:attitudinise
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle