posture


2posture

verb
pos·turedpos·tur·ing

Definition of POSTURE

transitive verb
: to cause to assume a given posture : pose
intransitive verb
1
: to assume a posture; especially : to strike a pose for effect
2
: to assume an artificial or pretended attitude : attitudinize
pos·tur·er \-chər-ər\ noun

First Known Use of POSTURE

circa 1645

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