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attitudinize.

To cause (someone or something) to assume an attitude or pose; to pose, to posture.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪnaɪz/Received-Pronunciation/ˌætəˈtud(ɪ)nˌaɪz/General-American[-ɾə-]General-American
  1. To cause (someone or something) to assume an attitude or pose; to pose, to posture.

    British · English · Oxford · US · transitive
  2. To give the appearance of, or make a show of, (something) by assuming an affected or exaggerated attitude.

    British · English · Oxford · US · transitive
  3. 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.

    British · English · Oxford · US · intransitive
  4. To create art, speak, or write in a manner which assumes affected, exaggerated, or unnatural attitudes.

    British · English · Oxford · US · figuratively · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From 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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