How do you pronounce pontificate?

pontificate is pronounced as /ˈpɒntɪfɪkeɪt/.

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🗣️pontificate (pɔ̃tifikɛt)

verb

/ˈpɒntɪfɪkeɪt/

parler ou agir de manière pompeuse ou dogmatique; officier en tant que pontife (parler ou agir de maniere pompeuse ou dogmatique; officier en tant que pontife)

pontifical Pony

Signification

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

Traduction de la signification

parler ou agir de manière pompeuse ou dogmatique; officier comme un pontife

parler ou agir de maniere pompeuse ou dogmatique; officier comme un pontife

Phrases d'exemple

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

Il a pontifié pendant plus d'une heure sur l'importance de l'éducation.

Il a pontifie pendant plus d'une heure sur l'importance de l'education.

Synonymes

preach, sermonize, expound, declaim

Antonymes

listen, keep quiet

Collocations

pontificate on, pontificate about, pontificate endlessly

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