attitudinize

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌætɪˈtjuːdɪnaɪz/
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• General-American: /ˌætəˈtud(ɪ)nˌaɪz/
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• General-American: [-ɾə-]
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From Italian attitudine + -ize, from Latin aptitūdin- + -ize, from oblique stem of Latin aptitūdō, from aptus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, attitude + -ize.

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: tekeytyä — to give the appearance of, or make a show of (something) by assuming an affected or exaggerated attitude
• German: inszenieren — to give the appearance of, or make a show of (something) by assuming an affected or exaggerated attitude
• German: spielen — to give the appearance of, or make a show of (something) by assuming an affected or exaggerated attitude
• German: vorgaukeln — to give the appearance of, or make a show of (something) by assuming an affected or exaggerated attitude
• German: vormachen — to give the appearance of, or make a show of (something) by assuming an affected or exaggerated attitude
• German: zur Schau stellen — to give the appearance of, or make a show of (something) by assuming an affected or exaggerated attitude
• Chinese Mandarin: 作勢 /作势 (zuòshì) — to assume an attitude or pose, especially one which is affected, exaggerated, or unnatural; to excessively practise adopting attitudes or poses — see also posture, posturize
• Dutch: aanstellen — to assume an attitude or pose, especially one which is affected, exaggerated, or unnatural; to excessively practise adopting attitudes or poses — see also posture, posturize
• Finnish: olla olevinaan ... — to assume an attitude or pose, especially one which is affected, exaggerated, or unnatural; to excessively practise adopting attitudes or poses — see also posture, posturize
• Finnish: tekeytyä — to assume an attitude or pose, especially one which is affected, exaggerated, or unnatural; to excessively practise adopting attitudes or poses — see also posture, posturize
• German: in Pose werfen — to assume an attitude or pose, especially one which is affected, exaggerated, or unnatural; to excessively practise adopting attitudes or poses — see also posture, posturize
• German: posieren — to assume an attitude or pose, especially one which is affected, exaggerated, or unnatural; to excessively practise adopting attitudes or poses — see also posture, posturize
• German: so tun als ob — to assume an attitude or pose, especially one which is affected, exaggerated, or unnatural; to excessively practise adopting attitudes or poses — see also posture, posturize
• German: (etwas) darstellen — to assume an attitude or pose, especially one which is affected, exaggerated, or unnatural; to excessively practise adopting attitudes or poses — see also posture, posturize
• German: eine Rolle spielen — to assume an attitude or pose, especially one which is affected, exaggerated, or unnatural; to excessively practise adopting attitudes or poses — see also posture, posturize
• German: affektiert sein — to assume an attitude or pose, especially one which is affected, exaggerated, or unnatural; to excessively practise adopting attitudes or poses — see also posture, posturize
• German: sich affektiert benehmen — to assume an attitude or pose, especially one which is affected, exaggerated, or unnatural; to excessively practise adopting attitudes or poses — see also posture, posturize
• Romanian: face nazuri — to assume an attitude or pose, especially one which is affected, exaggerated, or unnatural; to excessively practise adopting attitudes or poses — see also posture, posturize
• Finnish: olla olevinaan ... — to create art, speak, or write in a manner which assumes affected, exaggerated, or unnatural attitudes
• Finnish: tekeytyä — to create art, speak, or write in a manner which assumes affected, exaggerated, or unnatural attitudes
• German: sich darstellen — to create art, speak, or write in a manner which assumes affected, exaggerated, or unnatural attitudes
• German: geziert sprechen — to create art, speak, or write in a manner which assumes affected, exaggerated, or unnatural attitudes
• German: geziert agieren — to create art, speak, or write in a manner which assumes affected, exaggerated, or unnatural attitudes