He likes to pontificate in his spare time.
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Pontificate
//pɒnˈtɪf.ɪ.kət//
Synonyms for "pontificate" (123 found)
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17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Translations
37 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- понтифика́т noun (state of a pontifex)
- попу́вам verb (speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner)
Catalan
1 entries- pontificat noun (state of a pontifex)
Czech
1 entries- pontifikát noun (state of a pontifex)
Dutch
3 entries- pontificaat noun (state of a pontifex)
- orakelen verb (act like a pontiff)
- orakelen verb (speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner)
Finnish
3 entries- paavius noun (state of a pontifex)
- pontifikaatti noun (state of a pontifex)
- saarnata verb (speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner)
French
4 entries- pontificat noun (state of a pontifex)
- pontifier verb (preside as a bishop)
- pontifier verb (act like a pontiff)
- pontifier verb (speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner)
Georgian
1 entries- პონტიფიკატი noun (state of a pontifex)
German
1 entries- Pontifikat noun (state of a pontifex)
Hungarian
4 entries- főpapi méltóság/rang/tisztség noun (state of a pontifex)
- pontifikátus noun (state of a pontifex)
- kinyilatkoztat verb (speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner)
- pontifikál verb (preside as a bishop)
Indonesian
1 entries- pontifikat noun (state of a pontifex)
Italian
4 entries- pontificato noun (state of a pontifex)
- pontificare verb (preside as a bishop)
- pontificare verb (act like a pontiff)
- pontificare verb (speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner)
Japanese
2 entries- 司教の職 noun (state of a pontifex)
- 説教する verb (act like a pontiff)
Macedonian
1 entries- попува verb (speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner)
Polish
1 entries- pontyfikat noun (state of a pontifex)
Russian
1 entries- понтифика́т noun (state of a pontifex)
Spanish
4 entries- pontificado noun (state of a pontifex)
- poner cátedra verb (speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner)
- pontificar verb (preside as a bishop)
- pontificar verb (act like a pontiff)
Swedish
1 entries- pontifikat noun (state of a pontifex)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Tom read half an article on the new tax laws, but can pontificate on them for hours.
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Don't pontificate so much.
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During a policy discussion awhile^([sic]) back about New York issues, when Mr. Clinton began to pontificate, she told him that he did not exactly know what he was talking about and to hush up.
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