Definition
To adopt an exaggerated or affected attitude or pose; to strike attitudes; American spelling of attitudinise.
Etymology
From attitude + -ize (American English verb suffix, variant of British -ise). This verb emerged alongside its British counterpart in the 18th century.
Kelly Says
American English opted for the -ize ending, so while British people 'attitudinise,' Americans 'attitudinize'—same criticism, different spelling. It's a rare word in both dialects now, replaced by simpler terms like 'posing' or 'fronting.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ተዋናይነት
teh-wah-nah-yneh-t
ARالعربية
يتصنع
yataṣannuʿ
BNবাংলা
অভিনয় করা
abhinaay kora
CACatalà
afectar
ah-feh-ktah
CSČeština
afektovat
ah-feh-ktoh-vah-t
DADansk
affektere
ah-feh-keh-reh
DEDeutsch
affektiert
ah-fehk-tee-ert
ELΕλληνικά
επιτηδεύω
eh-pee-tee-theh-voh
ESEspañol
afectar
ah-fehK-tah
FAفارسی
تظاهر کردن
tazahor kardan
FISuomi
tehdä vaikutelma
teh-dah vah-ee-kyoo-tehl-mah
FRFrançais
affecter
ah-fehK-teh
GUGU
અભિનય કરવો
abhinaay karvoo
HAHA
yin farin ciki
yin fah-rin chee-kee
HEעברית
להתנהג
leh-tih-nahg
HIहिन्दी
अभिनय करना
abhinaay karnaa
HUMagyar
affektál
ah-feh-ktahl
IDBahasa Indonesia
berlagak
buh-rah-gahk
IGIG
ịme ihe
ee-meh ee-heh
ITItaliano
affettare
ah-feh-tah-reh
KKKK
әсерлі болу
eh-sehr-lee boh-loo
MRMR
अभिनय करणे
abhinaay karnay
MSBahasa Melayu
berlagak
buh-rah-gahk
MYမြန်မာ
ကစားချိန်း
kah-jah-cheh
NLNederlands
affecteren
ah-feh-keh-rehn
NONorsk
affektere
ah-feh-keh-reh
PAPA
ਅਦਾਕਾਰੀ ਕਰਨਾ
adaakaaree karnaa
PLPolski
afektować
ah-feh-ktoh-vahch
PTPortuguês
afetar
ah-feh-tah
RORomână
a afecta
ah ah-feh-ktah
RUРусский
аффектировать
ah-fek-tee-rah-vat
SVSvenska
affekterat
ah-feh-keh-reht
SWKiswahili
kuonyesha
koo-nyeh-shah
TLTL
magpapakita
mahg-pah-pah-kee-tah
TRTürkçe
etkileyici olmak
eh-tkee-yee-jee oh-lah-mahk
UKУкраїнська
афектувати
ah-feh-ktovah-ty
URاردو
اداکاری کرنا
adaakaari karna
VITiếng Việt
tư thế
too cheh
ZUZU
ukudabukisa
koo-dah-boo-kee-sah