n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: pos · tured ; pos · tur · ing
Date: circa 1645
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 \ -ch ə r- ə r \ noun