pose

pose
pose
pose1 [pōz]
vt.
posed, posing [ME posen < OFr poser, to put in position < VL pausare, to place, put < L, to stop (see PAUSE): meaning and form altered by assoc. with L positus, pp. of ponere, to place, put: see POSITION]
1. to put forth; assert (a claim, argument, etc.)
2. to put forward or propose (a question, problem, etc.)
3. to put (a model, photographic subject, etc.) in a certain position or attitude
vi.
1. to assume a certain position or attitude, as in modeling for an artist
2. to strike attitudes for effect; attitudinize
3. to pretend to be what one is not; set oneself up (as) [to pose as an officer]
n.
[Fr < the v.]
1. a bodily attitude, esp. one held for or pictured by an artist, photographer, etc.
2. a way of behaving or speaking that is assumed for effect; pretense
SYN.- POSTUREPOSE1 refers to an attitude or manner that is assumed for the effect that it will have on others [her generosity is a mere pose]; AFFECTATION is used of a specific instance of artificial behavior intended to impress others [an affectation of speech ]; a MANNERISM is a peculiarity as in behavior or speech (often originally an affectation) that has become habitual and unconscious [his mannerism of raising one eyebrow in surprise ]; airs (see AIR, n. 8) is used of an affected pretense of superior manners and graces [she's always putting on airs]
pose2 [pōz]
vt.
posed, posing [aphetic for APPOSE, OPPOSE]
to puzzle or disconcert, as by an almost unanswerable question; baffle

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