How do you pronounce pontificate?

pontificate is pronounced as /ˈpɒntɪfɪkeɪt/.

🗣️pontificate

verb

/ˈpɒntɪfɪkeɪt/

to speak or act in a pompous or dogmatic way; to officiate as a pontiff

He pontificated on the importance of education for over an hour.

preach, sermonize, expound, declaim

listen, keep quiet

pontificate on, pontificate about, pontificate endlessly

to come into view or become apparent; to arise or appear from something

To search widely for food or provisions.

To keep safe, to rescue, or to store for future use.

To make something stronger, more extreme, or more forceful.

To strike repeatedly with the fists; to beat or hit forcefully.

to carry out a systematic inquiry to discover facts or information