pontificate

pon·tif·i·cate

P0439200 (pŏn-tĭf′ĭ-kĭt, -kāt′)n. The office or term of office of a pontiff.intr.v. (-kāt′) pon·tif·i·cat·ed, pon·tif·i·cat·ing, pon·tif·i·cates 1. To express opinions or judgments in a dogmatic way.2. To administer the office of a pontiff.

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[Latin pontificātus, from pontifex, pontific-, pontifex; see pontifex. V., from Medieval Latin pontificāre, pontificāt-, to act as an ecclesiastic, from Latin pontifex.]

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pon·tif′i·ca′tion n.pon·tif′i·ca′tor n.

pontificate

vb (intr) 1. to speak or behave in a pompous or dogmatic manner. Also (less commonly): pontify 2. (Roman Catholic Church) to serve or officiate as a pontiff, esp in celebrating a Pontifical Mass n (Roman Catholic Church) the office or term of office of a pontiff, now usually the pope

pon•tif•i•cate

(v. pɒnˈtɪf ɪˌkeɪt; n. -kɪt, -ˌkeɪt)

v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing,
n. v.i. 1. to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner. 2. to discharge the duties of a pontiff. n. 3. the office or term of office of a pontiff. [1575–85; (n.) < Latin pontificātus; see pontifex, -ate³; (v.) < Medieval Latin pontificātus, past participle of pontificāre to be an ecclesiastic; see -ate¹]

pontificate

Past participle: pontificated
Gerund: pontificating

Imperative
pontificate
pontificate

Present
I pontificate
you pontificate
he/she/it pontificates
we pontificate
you pontificate
they pontificate

Preterite
I pontificated
you pontificated
he/she/it pontificated
we pontificated
you pontificated
they pontificated

Present Continuous
I am pontificating
you are pontificating
he/she/it is pontificating
we are pontificating
you are pontificating
they are pontificating

Present Perfect
I have pontificated
you have pontificated
he/she/it has pontificated
we have pontificated
you have pontificated
they have pontificated

Past Continuous
I was pontificating
you were pontificating
he/she/it was pontificating
we were pontificating
you were pontificating
they were pontificating

Past Perfect
I had pontificated
you had pontificated
he/she/it had pontificated
we had pontificated
you had pontificated
they had pontificated

Future
I will pontificate
you will pontificate
he/she/it will pontificate
we will pontificate
you will pontificate
they will pontificate

Future Perfect
I will have pontificated
you will have pontificated
he/she/it will have pontificated
we will have pontificated
you will have pontificated
they will have pontificated

Future Continuous
I will be pontificating
you will be pontificating
he/she/it will be pontificating
we will be pontificating
you will be pontificating
they will be pontificating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pontificating
you have been pontificating
he/she/it has been pontificating
we have been pontificating
you have been pontificating
they have been pontificating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pontificating
you will have been pontificating
he/she/it will have been pontificating
we will have been pontificating
you will have been pontificating
they will have been pontificating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pontificating
you had been pontificating
he/she/it had been pontificating
we had been pontificating
you had been pontificating
they had been pontificating

Conditional
I would pontificate
you would pontificate
he/she/it would pontificate
we would pontificate
you would pontificate
they would pontificate

Past Conditional
I would have pontificated
you would have pontificated
he/she/it would have pontificated
we would have pontificated
you would have pontificated
they would have pontificated

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pontificate - the government of the Roman Catholic Churchpapacyauthorities, government, regime - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ - the head of the Roman Catholic Church
Verb	1.	pontificate - administer a pontifical officeadminister, administrate - work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of; "administer a program"; "she administers the funds"
	2.	pontificate - talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates"talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

pontificate

verb expound, preach, sound off, pronounce, declaim, lay down the law, hold forth, dogmatize, pontify Politicians like to pontificate about falling standards.

Translations

pontificatpontifierpontificarepontificatopontificaat