at·ti·tu·di·nize \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷dənˌīz\intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Usage: see -ize Etymology:attitude + -in- (from Latin, suffixal element of oblique cases of nouns ending in -udo) + -ize : to assume or practice attitudes : strike an attitude : pose for effect < below the conventional attitudinizing a man lies hid — H.S.Bennett >