pontificated
past simple and past participle ofpontificate
pontificate
verb[I]
disapprovinguk/pɒnˈtɪf.ɪ.keɪt/us/pɑːnˈtɪf.ə.keɪt/tospeakor write and giveyouropinionabout something as if youkneweverything about it and as if onlyyouropinionwascorrect:
Ithinkit should beillegalfor non-parents to pontificateon/aboutparenting.
Lecturing & addressing
- ad lib
- co-present
- discourse
- eunoia
- extemporize
- floor
- harangue
- hold
- jawbone
- lead off
- lightning talk
- monologue
- onto
- PechaKucha
- presentation
- sermon
- sermonize
- speak
- speechify
- valediction
Examplesofpontificated
pontificated
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I rejoice that this has not been a debate in which we havepontificatedor sermonised.
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Hepontificatedabout the rating system and seemed to labour under the illusion that only house owners pay rates.
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I havepontificatedabout mobile phones on many occasions.
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He haspontificatedsince the election.
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Ministers have identified andpontificatedon the problems.
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Most of the intellectuals of his generationpontificatedendlessly over dominoes in the morning and regrouped in the local bars at night.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Artists, writers, political radicals, and hobospontificated, lectured, recited poetry, ranted, and raved.
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- entire period
- entire planet
- entire population
- entire portfolio
- entire premise
- entire process
- entire profession
- entire regiment
- entire region
- entire repertoire
- entire sample
- entire season
- entire sector
- entire semester
- entire series
- entire spectrum
- entire squad
- entire staff
- entire structure
- entire suite
- entire surface
- entire system
- entirety
- entire universe
- entire valley