attitudinize

== English == === Alternative forms === attitudinise (non-Oxford British English) === Etymology === From Italian attitudine +‎ -ize, from Latin aptitūdin- + -ize, from oblique stem of Latin aptitūdō, from aptus +‎ -tūdō. By surface analysis, attitude +‎ -ize. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪnaɪz/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌætəˈtud(ɪ)nˌaɪz/, [-ɾə-] Hyphenation: at‧ti‧tud‧in‧ize === Verb === attitudinize (third-person singular simple present attitudinizes, present participle attitudinizing, simple past and past participle attitudinized) (American spelling, Oxford British English) (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to assume an attitude or pose; to pose, to posture. To give the appearance of, or make a show of, (something) by assuming an affected or exaggerated attitude. (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. (figurative) To create art, speak, or write in a manner which assumes affected, exaggerated, or unnatural attitudes. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====