| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  p z |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: posed, pos·ing, pos·es
| | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To assume or hold a particular position or posture, as in sitting for a portrait. 2. To affect a particular mental attitude. 3. To represent oneself falsely; pretend to be other than what one is. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To place (a model, for example) in a specific position. 2. To set forth in words; propound: pose a question. 3. To put forward; present: pose a threat. See synonyms at propose. | | NOUN: | 1. A bodily attitude or position, especially one assumed for an artist or a photographer. See synonyms at posture. 2. A studied attitude assumed for effect. See synonyms at affectation. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English posen, to place, from Old French poser, from Vulgar Latin *paus re, from Late Latin pausre, to rest, from Latin pausa, pause. See pause. | | OTHER FORMS: | pos a·ble —ADJECTIVE
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