Maria, who is the most picturesque figure, was put to attitudinize at the harp. --Hannah More. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
attitudinize — 1784, from ATTITUDINAL (Cf. attitudinal) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Attitudinized; attitudinizing … Etymology dictionary
attitudinize — (Amer.) at·ti·tu·di·nize || ‚ætɪ tjuËdɪnaɪz v. pretend; assume a pose (also attitudinise) … English contemporary dictionary
attitudinize — (also attitudinise) ► VERB ▪ adopt or express a particular attitude for effect … English terms dictionary
attitudinize — [at΄ə to͞od′ n īz΄, at΄ətyo͞od′ n īz] vi. attitudinized, attitudinizing [see ATTITUDE & IZE] to strike an attitude; pose … English World dictionary
attitudinize — intransitive verb ( nized; nizing) Date: 1784 to assume an affected mental attitude ; pose … New Collegiate Dictionary
attitudinize — attitudinizer, n. /at i toohd n uyz , tyoohd /, v.i., attitudinized, attitudinizing. to assume attitudes; pose for effect. Also, esp. Brit., attitudinise. [1775 85; attitudin (see ATTITUDINARIAN) + IZE] * * * … Universalium
attitudinize — verb To assume an affected, unnatural exaggerated attitude or pose … Wiktionary
attitudinize — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To assume an exaggerated or unnatural attitude or pose: pose, posture. Idiom: strike an attitude. See POSTURE. 2. To represent oneself in a given character or as other than what one is: impersonate, masquerade, pass … English dictionary for students
attitudinize — or attitudinise ˌatɪ tju:dɪnʌɪz verb adopt or express a particular attitude, typically just for effect. Derivatives attitudinizer noun … English new terms dictionary
attitudinize — v. n. Pose affectedly, strike attitudes … New dictionary of synonyms
