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ˈposturize, v. rare.
[f. posture n. + -ize.]
1. trans. To compose into a particular posture, attitude, or expression.
1706E. Ward Hud. Rediv. I. ii. 9 When he 'ad posturiz'd his Face, And humm'd for some few Minutes Space.
2. intr. To assume an artificial posture, either bodily or mental; to pose.
1879Mrs. E. Lynn Linton Under which Lord? III. xi. 254 Posturizing as a martyr, and preaching as if the Church were on the brink of persecution. 1880F. G. Lee Ch. under Q. Eliz. I. p. xv, Their hired puppets caper and threaten, brag and posturize.
Hence ˈposturizing vbl. n.
1862Fairholt Up Nile (1863) 239 There was..a performance of vaulting and posturising, by a group of Bedouins. 1885Mrs. E. Lynn Linton C. Kirkland II. ix. 294 There is no posturizing, no effort. 1893A. H. S. Landor Alone w. Hairy Ainu 117 Wonderful powers of mimicking and posturising, in which grace is never lacking. |