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attitudinize

 
Dictionary: at·ti·tu·di·nize   (ăt'ĭ-tūd'n-īz', -tyūd'-) pronunciation
intr.v., -nized, -niz·ing, -niz·es.
To assume an affected attitude; posture.


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  1. To assume an exaggerated or unnatural attitude or pose: pose, posture. Idioms: strike an attitude. See posture.
  2. To represent oneself in a given character or as other than what one is: impersonate, masquerade, pass, pose, posture. Idioms: pass oneself off as. See honest/dishonest.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: assume certain affected attitudes
  Synonym: attitudinise


 
 
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