attitudinize

American  

[at-i-tood-n-ahyz, -tyood-] / ˌæt ɪˈtud nˌaɪz, -ˈtyud- /

especially British, attitudinise

verb (used without object)

attitudinized, attitudinizing

1. to assume attitudes; pose for effect.

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attitudinize British  

/ ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪˌnaɪz /

verb

1. (intr) to adopt a pose or opinion for effect; strike an attitude

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Other Word Forms

• attitudinizer noun

Etymology

Origin of attitudinize

1775–85; attitudin- ( see attitudinarian) + -ize

Example Sentences

A jay would alight in the entrance of the hole and flirt and peer and attitudinize, and then flyaway crying "Thief, thief, thief!" at the top of his voice.

From Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers by Burroughs, John

One of the rare women who never pout or attitudinize, she could fling her glove gracefully—one might add, capturingly under every aspect, she was a handsome belligerent.

From The Amazing Marriage — Complete by Meredith, George

She was very corseted, very mannered, and quick to attitudinize.

From Star-Dust by Hurst, Fannie

They never do anything that I can see, except attitudinize.

From The Jonathan Papers by Morris, Elisabeth Woodbridge

To be a "conteur," to figure in "proverbs," to attitudinize, to produce a "sensation"—all these are purposes of ambition in foreign circles.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 by Various