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 *pausre, from Late Latin pausre, to rest, from Latin pausa, pause. See pause.
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