1. to assume an affected pose or manner; to strike a theatrical attitude
Usage: formal; often disapproving

Examples

• The politician began to attitudinize during the debate, striking dramatic poses.
• She would attitudinize in front of the mirror, practicing her stage presence.
• Critics accused the actor of attitudinizing rather than delivering genuine emotion.
• He tends to attitudinize whenever cameras are present.
• The speaker’s tendency to attitudinize made his message less convincing.
• Rather than attitudinizing, she spoke with quiet sincerity.