posturizev.

Brit.

/ˈpɒstʃərʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈpɑstʃəˌraɪz/

Forms: 1700s– posturize, 1800s– posturise.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: posture n., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < posture n. + -ize suffix. Compare earlier posture v.

†1. transitive. To compose into a particular posture, attitude, or expression. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > place into or assume a posture [verb (transitive)]

setc1460

compose1606

posture1656

posturize1715

pose1826

1715 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus (ed. 3) I. xi. xvi. 9 When he 'ad posturiz'd his Face, And humm'd for some few Minutes Space.

1843 Times 21 Oct. 7/4 Educational Treatment of Stammering—..Humbug of Posturising the Mouth, Tongue, and Lips.

2. intransitive. To assume an unusual or exaggerated posture (physically or mentally); to posture, pose.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > be affected or act affectedly [verb (intransitive)]

to make it goodlyc1325

bride?1533

affect1600

mimp1673

to give oneself airs1701

fal-lal1818

pose1840

posturize1850

attitudinize1864

primp1875

posture1877

lardy-dardy1887

to put (or pile) on lugs1889

la-di-da1901

profile1970

1850 C. E. Blumenthal Niebelungen iv, in Godey's Lady's Bk. Apr. 264 Thereon did Siegfrid run, to where he saw the missile go; Gunther did featly posturize while Siegfrid made the throw.

1874 Appleton's Jrnl. May 662/1 The king's dancers, so called in default of a better expression, do not dance as we understand the word. They posturize, pantomime, and pace in procession to music.

1880 F. G. Lee Church under Queen Elizabeth I. p. xv Their hired puppets caper and threaten, brag and posturize.

1982 United Press Internat. Newswire (Nexis) 7 July To underline Don Juan's insidious womanizing he has the actor posturize and walk crabwise all the time.

1993 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 5 Mar. c1 If somebody wants to posturize and play around, they will be left out in the cold.

Derivatives

ˈposturizing n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > [noun] > action of posturing body > into artificial position

posturinga1628

posturizing1862

1862 F. W. Fairholt Up Nile vii. 239 There was..a performance of vaulting and posturising, by a group of Bedouins.

1893 A. H. S. Landor Alone with Hairy Ainu 117 Wonderful powers of mimicking and posturising, in which grace is never lacking.

1953 I. F. Reichert Judaism & Amer. Jew 185 Even in his daydreams and posturizing, the heroic roles he plays are unconscious revelations of potential greatness.

1997 Hollywood Reporter (Nexis) 12 May Sociologists and political analysts may chortle at the simplistic polemical posturizing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	posturize
释义	posturizev. Brit. /ˈpɒstʃərʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈpɑstʃəˌraɪz/ Forms: 1700s– posturize, 1800s– posturise. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: posture n., -ize suffix. Etymology: < posture n. + -ize suffix. Compare earlier posture v. †1. transitive. To compose into a particular posture, attitude, or expression. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > place into or assume a posture [verb (transitive)] setc1460 compose1606 posture1656 posturize1715 pose1826 1715 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus (ed. 3) I. xi. xvi. 9 When he 'ad posturiz'd his Face, And humm'd for some few Minutes Space. 1843 Times 21 Oct. 7/4 Educational Treatment of Stammering—..Humbug of Posturising the Mouth, Tongue, and Lips. 2. intransitive. To assume an unusual or exaggerated posture (physically or mentally); to posture, pose. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > be affected or act affectedly [verb (intransitive)] to make it goodlyc1325 bride?1533 affect1600 mimp1673 to give oneself airs1701 fal-lal1818 pose1840 posturize1850 attitudinize1864 primp1875 posture1877 lardy-dardy1887 to put (or pile) on lugs1889 la-di-da1901 profile1970 1850 C. E. Blumenthal Niebelungen iv, in Godey's Lady's Bk. Apr. 264 Thereon did Siegfrid run, to where he saw the missile go; Gunther did featly posturize while Siegfrid made the throw. 1874 Appleton's Jrnl. May 662/1 The king's dancers, so called in default of a better expression, do not dance as we understand the word. They posturize, pantomime, and pace in procession to music. 1880 F. G. Lee Church under Queen Elizabeth I. p. xv Their hired puppets caper and threaten, brag and posturize. 1982 United Press Internat. Newswire (Nexis) 7 July To underline Don Juan's insidious womanizing he has the actor posturize and walk crabwise all the time. 1993 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 5 Mar. c1 If somebody wants to posturize and play around, they will be left out in the cold. Derivatives ˈposturizing n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > [noun] > action of posturing body > into artificial position posturinga1628 posturizing1862 1862 F. W. Fairholt Up Nile vii. 239 There was..a performance of vaulting and posturising, by a group of Bedouins. 1893 A. H. S. Landor Alone with Hairy Ainu 117 Wonderful powers of mimicking and posturising, in which grace is never lacking. 1953 I. F. Reichert Judaism & Amer. Jew 185 Even in his daydreams and posturizing, the heroic roles he plays are unconscious revelations of potential greatness. 1997 Hollywood Reporter (Nexis) 12 May Sociologists and political analysts may chortle at the simplistic polemical posturizing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1715
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