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pontificate

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11 lettersPronunciation /pɒnˈtɪf.ɪ.kət/Part of speech verb, nounSorted acefiinopttStarts with PEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner

Word origin

From Latin pontificatus, from pontifex (“high priest”), from pons (“bridge”) + facere (“make”).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • "Do you hear that, Ryan? Your mommy is being a pontificating windbag."

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