To assume a particular position, as for a portrait

• sit

  1. To rest with the torso vertical and the body supported on the buttocks.
  2. To rest with the hindquarters lowered onto a supporting surface. Used of animals.
  3. To perch. Used of birds.

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  1. To rest with the torso vertical and the body supported on the buttocks.
  2. To rest with the hindquarters lowered onto a supporting surface. Used of animals.
  3. To perch. Used of birds.

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• posture

  1. A position of a person's body or body parts:
  2. A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage:
  3. A position of an animal's body or body parts, especially for the purpose of communication:

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  1. A position of a person's body or body parts:
  2. A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage:
  3. A position of an animal's body or body parts, especially for the purpose of communication:

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To assume an exaggerated or unnatural attitude or pose

• posture

  1. A position of a person's body or body parts:
  2. A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage:
  3. A position of an animal's body or body parts, especially for the purpose of communication:

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  1. A position of a person's body or body parts:
  2. A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage:
  3. A position of an animal's body or body parts, especially for the purpose of communication:

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• attitudinize

  1. To assume an affected attitude; posture.

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  1. To assume an affected attitude; posture.

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To represent oneself in a given character or as other than what one is

• posture

  1. A position of a person's body or body parts:
  2. A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage:
  3. A position of an animal's body or body parts, especially for the purpose of communication:

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  1. A position of a person's body or body parts:
  2. A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage:
  3. A position of an animal's body or body parts, especially for the purpose of communication:

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• pass

  1. To move on or ahead; proceed:
  2. To extend; run:
  3. To move by or in front of something:

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  1. To move on or ahead; proceed:
  2. To extend; run:
  3. To move by or in front of something:

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• masquerade

  1. A costume party at which masks are worn; a masked ball.
  2. A costume for such a party or ball.
  3. A disguise or false outward show; a pretense:

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  1. A costume party at which masks are worn; a masked ball.
  2. A costume for such a party or ball.
  3. A disguise or false outward show; a pretense:

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• impersonate

  1. To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently:
  2. To imitate the appearance, voice, or manner of; mimic:

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  1. To assume the character or appearance of, especially fraudulently:
  2. To imitate the appearance, voice, or manner of; mimic:

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• attitudinize

  1. To assume an affected attitude; posture.

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  1. To assume an affected attitude; posture.

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To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of

• simulate

  1. To have or take on the appearance, sound, or character of; imitate:
  2. To make in imitation of or as a substitute for:
  3. To make a pretense of; feign:

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  1. To have or take on the appearance, sound, or character of; imitate:
  2. To make in imitation of or as a substitute for:
  3. To make a pretense of; feign:

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• sham

  1. Something false or empty that is purported to be genuine:
  2. Deceitfulness or pretense:
  3. One who claims to be what he or she is not; an impostor or fraud:

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  1. Something false or empty that is purported to be genuine:
  2. Deceitfulness or pretense:
  3. One who claims to be what he or she is not; an impostor or fraud:

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• put-on

  1. Pretended; feigned.
  2. A deceptive outward appearance.
  3. The act of teasing or misleading someone, especially for amusement.

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  1. Pretended; feigned.
  2. A deceptive outward appearance.
  3. The act of teasing or misleading someone, especially for amusement.

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• pretend

  1. To give a false appearance of; feign:
  2. To claim or allege insincerely or falsely:
  3. To represent fictitiously in play; make believe:

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  1. To give a false appearance of; feign:
  2. To claim or allege insincerely or falsely:
  3. To represent fictitiously in play; make believe:

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• play-act

  1. To play a role in a dramatic performance.
  2. To play a pretended role; make believe.
  3. To behave in an overdramatic or artificial manner.

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  1. To play a role in a dramatic performance.
  2. To play a pretended role; make believe.
  3. To behave in an overdramatic or artificial manner.

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• feign

  1. To give a false appearance of:
  2. To represent falsely; pretend to:
  3. To imitate so as to deceive:

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  1. To give a false appearance of:
  2. To represent falsely; pretend to:
  3. To imitate so as to deceive:

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• fake

  1. Having a false or misleading appearance; fraudulent.
  2. One that is not authentic or genuine; a sham.
  3. A brief feint or aborted change of direction intended to mislead one's opponent or the opposing team.

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  1. Having a false or misleading appearance; fraudulent.
  2. One that is not authentic or genuine; a sham.
  3. A brief feint or aborted change of direction intended to mislead one's opponent or the opposing team.

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• dissemble

  1. To disguise or conceal one's real nature, motives, or feelings behind a false appearance.
  2. To disguise or conceal behind a false appearance.

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  1. To disguise or conceal one's real nature, motives, or feelings behind a false appearance.
  2. To disguise or conceal behind a false appearance.

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• counterfeit

  1. To make an imitation or copy of (something), usually with the intent to defraud:
  2. To make a pretense of; feign:
  3. To carry on a deception; dissemble.

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  1. To make an imitation or copy of (something), usually with the intent to defraud:
  2. To make a pretense of; feign:
  3. To carry on a deception; dissemble.

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• act

  1. The process of doing or performing something:
  2. Something done or performed; a deed:
  3. Something done that has legal significance:

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  1. The process of doing or performing something:
  2. Something done or performed; a deed:
  3. Something done that has legal significance:

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To state, as an idea, for consideration

• suggest

  1. To offer for consideration or action; propose:
  2. To express or say indirectly:
  3. To make evident indirectly; intimate or imply:

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  1. To offer for consideration or action; propose:
  2. To express or say indirectly:
  3. To make evident indirectly; intimate or imply:

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• submit

  1. To yield or surrender (oneself) to the will or authority of another.
  2. To subject to a condition or process:
  3. To present (something) to the consideration or judgment of another:

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  1. To yield or surrender (oneself) to the will or authority of another.
  2. To subject to a condition or process:
  3. To present (something) to the consideration or judgment of another:

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• set forth

  1. To state; describe; give an account of.
  2. To present for consideration; to propose.
  3. (intransitive) To begin a journey or expedition.

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  1. To state; describe; give an account of.
  2. To present for consideration; to propose.
  3. (intransitive) To begin a journey or expedition.

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• put forward

  1. (idiomatic) To propose for consideration.
  2. (idiomatic) To change the time in a time zone to a later time.

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  1. (idiomatic) To propose for consideration.
  2. (idiomatic) To change the time in a time zone to a later time.

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• propound

  1. To put forward for consideration; set forth.

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  1. To put forward for consideration; set forth.

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• propose

  1. To put forward for consideration, discussion, or adoption; suggest:
  2. To recommend (a person) for a position, office, or membership; nominate.
  3. To offer (a toast to be drunk).

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  1. To put forward for consideration, discussion, or adoption; suggest:
  2. To recommend (a person) for a position, office, or membership; nominate.
  3. To offer (a toast to be drunk).

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• offer

  1. To present for acceptance or rejection; proffer:
  2. To put forward for consideration; propose:
  3. To present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement:

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  1. To present for acceptance or rejection; proffer:
  2. To put forward for consideration; propose:
  3. To present in order to meet a need or satisfy a requirement:

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• advance

  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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  1. To cause to move forward:
  2. To put forward; propose or suggest:
  3. To aid the growth or progress of:

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To seek an answer to (a question)

• raise

  1. To move to a higher position; elevate:
  2. To set in an upright or erect position:
  3. To erect or build:

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  1. To move to a higher position; elevate:
  2. To set in an upright or erect position:
  3. To erect or build:

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• put

  1. To place in a specified location; set:
  2. To cause to be in a specified condition:
  3. To cause (one) to undergo something; subject:

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  1. To place in a specified location; set:
  2. To cause to be in a specified condition:
  3. To cause (one) to undergo something; subject:

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• ask

  1. To put a question to:
  2. To seek an answer to:
  3. To seek information about:

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  1. To put a question to:
  2. To seek an answer to:
  3. To seek information about:

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The way in which one is placed or arranged

• posture

  1. A position of a person's body or body parts:
  2. A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage:
  3. A position of an animal's body or body parts, especially for the purpose of communication:

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  1. A position of a person's body or body parts:
  2. A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage:
  3. A position of an animal's body or body parts, especially for the purpose of communication:

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• position

  1. A place or location.
  2. The right or appropriate place:
  3. A strategic area occupied by members of a force:

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  1. A place or location.
  2. The right or appropriate place:
  3. A strategic area occupied by members of a force:

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• attitude

  1. A manner of thinking, feeling, or behaving that reflects a state of mind or disposition:
  2. Arrogant or aggressive disposition or behavior:
  3. A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself:

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  1. A manner of thinking, feeling, or behaving that reflects a state of mind or disposition:
  2. Arrogant or aggressive disposition or behavior:
  3. A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself:

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The way in which a person holds or carries his or her body

• stance

  1. The attitude or position of a standing person or animal, especially the position assumed by an athlete preparatory to action.
  2. A position or point of view:

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  1. The attitude or position of a standing person or animal, especially the position assumed by an athlete preparatory to action.
  2. A position or point of view:

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• posture

  1. A position of a person's body or body parts:
  2. A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage:
  3. A position of an animal's body or body parts, especially for the purpose of communication:

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  1. A position of a person's body or body parts:
  2. A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage:
  3. A position of an animal's body or body parts, especially for the purpose of communication:

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• carriage

  1. A wheeled vehicle, especially a four-wheeled horse-drawn passenger vehicle, often of an elegant design.
  2. A railroad passenger car.
  3. A baby carriage.

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  1. A wheeled vehicle, especially a four-wheeled horse-drawn passenger vehicle, often of an elegant design.
  2. A railroad passenger car.
  3. A baby carriage.

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• attitude

  1. A manner of thinking, feeling, or behaving that reflects a state of mind or disposition:
  2. Arrogant or aggressive disposition or behavior:
  3. A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself:

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  1. A manner of thinking, feeling, or behaving that reflects a state of mind or disposition:
  2. Arrogant or aggressive disposition or behavior:
  3. A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself:

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Artificial behavior adopted to impress others

• pretense

  1. A false appearance or action intended to deceive:
  2. A professed but feigned reason or excuse; a pretext:
  3. Something imagined or pretended:

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  1. A false appearance or action intended to deceive:
  2. A professed but feigned reason or excuse; a pretext:
  3. Something imagined or pretended:

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• mannerism

  1. A distinctive behavioral trait, especially one that calls attention to itself; an idiosyncrasy.
  2. Exaggerated or affected style in an art:
  3. An artistic style of the late 1500s characterized by distortion of elements such as scale and perspective.

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  1. A distinctive behavioral trait, especially one that calls attention to itself; an idiosyncrasy.
  2. Exaggerated or affected style in an art:
  3. An artistic style of the late 1500s characterized by distortion of elements such as scale and perspective.

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• air

  1. A colorless, odorless, tasteless, gaseous mixture, mainly nitrogen (approximately 78 percent) and oxygen (approximately 21 percent) with lesser amounts of argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, neon, helium, and other gases.
  2. This mixture with varying amounts of moisture and particulate matter, enveloping the earth; the atmosphere.
  3. The sky; the firmament.

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  1. A colorless, odorless, tasteless, gaseous mixture, mainly nitrogen (approximately 78 percent) and oxygen (approximately 21 percent) with lesser amounts of argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, neon, helium, and other gases.
  2. This mixture with varying amounts of moisture and particulate matter, enveloping the earth; the atmosphere.
  3. The sky; the firmament.

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• affectedness

  1. The state or quality of being affected.

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  1. The state or quality of being affected.

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• affectation

  1. A mannerism or habit that is assumed rather than natural, especially to impress others.
  2. Behavior characterized by such mannerisms or habits; artificiality:

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  1. A mannerism or habit that is assumed rather than natural, especially to impress others.
  2. Behavior characterized by such mannerisms or habits; artificiality:

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To pretend

• make-believe

  1. Playful or fanciful pretense.

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  1. Playful or fanciful pretense.

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• feign

  1. To give a false appearance of:
  2. To represent falsely; pretend to:
  3. To imitate so as to deceive:

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  1. To give a false appearance of:
  2. To represent falsely; pretend to:
  3. To imitate so as to deceive:

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• profess

  1. To affirm openly; declare or claim:
  2. To make a pretense of; pretend:
  3. To practice as a profession or claim knowledge of:

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  1. To affirm openly; declare or claim:
  2. To make a pretense of; pretend:
  3. To practice as a profession or claim knowledge of:

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To assume a pose for a picture

• posture

  1. A position of a person's body or body parts:
  2. A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage:
  3. A position of an animal's body or body parts, especially for the purpose of communication:

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  1. A position of a person's body or body parts:
  2. A characteristic way of bearing one's body; carriage:
  3. A position of an animal's body or body parts, especially for the purpose of communication:

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• adopt a position

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• strike an attitude

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• model

  1. A small object, usually built to scale, that represents in detail another, often larger object.
  2. A preliminary work or construction that serves as a plan from which a final product is to be made:
  3. Such a work or construction used in testing or perfecting a final product:

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  1. A small object, usually built to scale, that represents in detail another, often larger object.
  2. A preliminary work or construction that serves as a plan from which a final product is to be made:
  3. Such a work or construction used in testing or perfecting a final product:

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• sit

  1. To rest with the torso vertical and the body supported on the buttocks.
  2. To rest with the hindquarters lowered onto a supporting surface. Used of animals.
  3. To perch. Used of birds.

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  1. To rest with the torso vertical and the body supported on the buttocks.
  2. To rest with the hindquarters lowered onto a supporting surface. Used of animals.
  3. To perch. Used of birds.

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