# attitudinize

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪnaɪz/

## Definitions
1. To cause (someone or something) to assume an attitude or pose; to pose, to posture.
2. To give the appearance of, or make a show of, (something) by assuming an affected or exaggerated attitude.
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.
4. To create art, speak, or write in a manner which assumes affected, exaggerated, or unnatural attitudes.

## Etymology
From attitude + -in- + -ize.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/attitudinize