pose

pose
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[[t]poʊz[/t]]
v. posed, pos•ing, n.
1) to assume or hold a physical position or attitude, as for an artistic purpose:
to pose for a painter[/ex]
2) cvb to pretend to be what one is not, esp. in order to impress or deceive; assume a false character:
to pose as a police officer[/ex]
3) to behave in an affected manner
4) to place in a suitable position or attitude for a picture, tableau, etc:
to pose a group for a photograph[/ex]
5) to assert, state, or put forward; present:
That poses a problem[/ex]
6) to put or place
7) a bodily attitude or posture, esp. one assumed deliberately, as for an artistic purpose
8) a mental attitude or posture, esp. one that is studied or assumed for effect; affectation:
His liberalism is merely a pose[/ex]
9) the act or period of posing, as for a picture
Etymology: 1325–75; ME < MF poser < LL pausāre to stop, cease, rest, der. of L pausa pause II
pose
[[t]poʊz[/t]] v. t. posed, pos•ing
to embarrass or baffle, as by a difficult question or problem
Etymology: 1520–30; aph. var. of obs. appose, var. of oppose, used in sense of L appōnere to put to

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